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LIST OF WAR CLAIMS 



CONFINED 

ENTIRELY TO CLAIMS FOR USE AND OCCUPATION OR RENT OF 

CHURCH BUILDINGS, COLLEGE BUILDINGs/aND OTHER 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BY THE MILITAR^ FORCES 

OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR, J ^ ^ 

COUPLED IN SOME CASES WITH A CLAIM llftTT 

FOR DAMAGES DONE TO THE BUILD- '^ ' 

ING DURING THE OCCUPANCY 



WITH 



A STATEMENT OF EACH CASE COMPILED FOR CONVEN- 
IENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
ON CLAIMS IN C0NNECTI0"N WITH AN 
EXAMINATION OF H. R. 19115 



Printed for the uae of the Senate Committee on Claims 



(In substantially all of the within cases no action whatever was taken to present the claim to 
any department of the Government prior to the date of its reference to the Court of Claims 
and no excuse for the delay is shown or attempted.) 



WASHINGTON 
1912 



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LIST OF CLAIMANTS. 



Alabama. 



1. Trustees Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Athens. 

2. Missionary Baptist Church, Huntsville, successor to the Primitive Church. 

3. Bolivar Lodge No. 127, Free and Accepted Masons, of Stevenson. 

Arkansas. 

4. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarkesville. 

5. First Baptist Church, of Helena. 

5^. Old School Presbyterian Church of Helena. 

6. First Baptist Church, of Pine Bluff. 

7. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pine Bluff. 

Florida. 

8. First Baptist Church, of Jacksonville. 

Georgia. 

9. Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Ebenezer. 

10. Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, of Marietta. 

Kentucky. 

11. Baptist Church, of Bowling Green. 

12. First Presbyterian Church, of Bowling Green. 

13. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Bowling Green. 

14. Baptist Church, of Brandenburg. 

15. Harrison Masonic Lodge, No. 122, of Brandenburg. 

16. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Brandenburg. 

17. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Bryantsville. 

18. Baptist Church, of Crab Orchard. 

19. St. Andrews Lodge, No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, of Cynthiana. 

20. Christian Church, of Danville. 

21. First Baptist Church, of Danville. 

22. First Presbyterian Church, of Danville. 

23. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Danville. 

24. Presbyterian Theolosical Seminnry of Kentucky, at Danville. 

25. J. Harrison Planck and P. S. Dudley, trustees of the Baptist Church of Flemings- 

burg. 

26. Trustees of Glasgow graded common schools, of Glasgow, successor to the Glasgow 

Academy, or tJrania College of Glasgow. 

27. Baptist Church, of Harrodslmre. 

28. First Presbyterian Church, of Harrodsl:)urg. 

29. Methodist Episcopal Churcli South, of Harrodsburg. 

30. First Presbyterian Church, of Lelianon. 

31. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Churrh, of Lebanon. 

32. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mount Sterling. 

33. Trustees of the Presbyterian ('hurch, of Mount Sterling. 

34. Salt River Lodge, No. ISO, Free Ancient and Accepted Masons, of Mount Wash- 

ington. 

35. Trustees of the Green River Collegiate Institute, successor to the Hart Seminary, 

of Munfordville. 

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36. Trustees of the Jessamine Female Institute, successor of Bethel Academy, of 

Nicholasville . 

37. Cliristian Church, of Nicholasville 

38. Sulphur Well Christian Church, near Nicholasville. 

39. Baptist Chiu'ch, of Paris. 

40. First Presbyterian Church, of Paris. 

41. Trustees of Ewing Institute, of Perryville. 

42. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Perryville. 

43. Presbyterian Church, of Penyville. 

44. Baptist Church, of Princeton. 

45. Madison Female Institute, in Madison County, near Richmond. 

46. Baptist Church, of ShepherdsviUe. 

47. Baptist Church, of Somerset. 

48. Presbyterian Church, of Somerset. 

49. Antioch Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stewart. 

Maryland. 

50. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Boonsboro. 

51. United Brethren Church, of Boonsboro. 

52. Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Burkittsville. 

53. Frederick Presbyterian Church, of Frederick. 

54. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Hancock. 

55. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, of Hancock. 

56. St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church, of Hancock. 

57. Trustees and consistory of Mount Vernon Reformed Church, of Keedysville. 

58. Grace Reformed Church, of Knoxville. 

59. Trustees of the Christ Reformed Congregation of Middletowu, successors to the 

German Reformed Church of Middletowu. 

60. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, near Point of Rocks. 

61. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Sharpsburg, Antietam parish, Wash- 

ington County. 

Mississippi. 

62. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Corinth. 

Missouri. 

63. Cliristian Church, of Harrison ville. 

64. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Harrisonville. 

65. First Baptist Church, of Jefferson City. 

66. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Macon. 

67. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Macon. 

68. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Marshall. 

69. First Christian Church, of Mexico. 

70. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mexico. 

71. University of Missouri. 

72. First Christian Church, of Springfield. 

73. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Springfield. 

74. Christian Church, of Sturgeon. 

75. Christian Church, of Warsaw. 

North Carolina. 

76. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Beaufort. 

77. First Baptist Church, of Newborn. 

Ohio. 

78. The Baptist Church, of Gallipolis. 

Pennsylvania. 

79. Trustees of the Tonoloway Baptist Church, of Fulton County. 

80. St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Gettysburg. 

81. St. Mark's German Reformed Church, of Gettysburg. 



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South Carolina. 

82. Baptist Church, of Beaufort. 

83. St. Helena Episcopal Church, of Beaufort. 

84. Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, on Edisto Island. 

85. Mount Zion Society, of Fairfield County. 

86. German Lutheran Church, of Orangeburg. 

Tennessee. 

87. Missionary Baptist Church, of Antioch. 

88. Baptist Church of Bolivar, Hardeman County. 

89. Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Charleston. 

90. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Charleston. 

91. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Chattanooga. 

92. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Chattanooga. 

93. Cumberland Presbyterian ("hurch, of Clarksville. 

94. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Cleveland. 

95. Cumberland Presbyterian C'hurch, of Clifton. 

96. St. Peter's Protestant Ejjiscojjal Church, of Columbia 

97. Boiling Fork Baptist Church, of Cowan. 

98. Mill Creek Baptist Church, of Davidson County. 

99. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Franklin. 

100. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Franklin. 

101. Missionary Baptist Church, of Franklin. 

102. Presbyterian Church, of Franklin. 

103. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Franklin. 

104. Germantown Baptist Church, of Shelby County. 

105. Cuml)erland University, of I^ebanon. 

106. First Baptist Church, of Memphis. 

107. Union University, of Mm-freesboro. 

108. University of Nashville. 

109. Mount Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Nolensville. 

110. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Pulaski. 

111. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Saulsbury. 

112. Washington College. 

113. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Waverly. 

114. Eudora Baptist Church, of White Station. 

Virginia. 

115. Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church, near Aldie, Loudoun County. 

116. Alfred Street Baptist Church, of Alexandria. 

117. First Baptist Church, of Alexandria. 

118. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Alexandria. 

119. Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Alexandria. 

120. Grace Episcopal Church, of Berryville. 

121. Zoar Baptist Church, of Bristersburg. 

122. Westover Church, of Charles City County. 

123. Baptist Church, of Culpeper. 

124. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Culpeper County. 

125. St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Culpeper County. 

126. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Culpeper County. 

127. Calvary Episcopal Church, of Dinwiddle Court House. 

128. Trustees of the Liberty Church, of Dranesville. 

129. Makemie Presbyterian Church, of Drummondtown. 

130. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Drummondtown. 

131. Union Church, of Falmouth. 

132. Andrew Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Fairfax County. 

133. Grove Baptist Church, of Fauquier County. 

134. Mount Horeb Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Fauquier County. 

135. Mount Zion Church of United Brethren, of Frederick County. 

136. Christian Church, of Fredericksburg. 

137. Fredericksburg Baptist Church, of Fredericksburg. 

138. Presbyterian Church, of Fredericksburg. 

139. St. George's Episcopal Church, of Fredericksburg. 

140. St. Mary's Catholic Church, of Fredericksburg. 



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141. Trustees of the Shiloh (old site) Baptist Church, of Fredericksburg. 

142. Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Garrison vi lie. 

143. Abingdon Protestant Episcopal Church, of Gloucester County. 

144. Muhlenberg Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Harrisonburg. 

145. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Haymarket, Prince William County. 

146. Trustees of the Olive Branch Christian Church, of James City County. 

147. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Jeffersonton. 

148. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Kernstown. 

149. Opequon Presbyterian Church, of Kernstown. 

150. Fletcher Chapel, of King George County. 

151. Lambs Creek Protestant Episcopal Church, of King George County. 

152. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Lamberts Point. 

153. Presbyterian Church, of Lovetts\nlle. 

154. Presbyterian Church, of McDowell, Highland County. • 

155. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Marshall. 

156. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Marshall. 

157. Massaponax Baptist Church, of Massaponax. 

158. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Middleburg. 

159. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Middletown. 

160. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, of Middletown. 

161. Trustees of Roper Church, of New Kent County. 

162. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Norfolk County. 

163. Downing Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Oak Hall. 

164. New Hope Baptist Church, of Orange County. 

165. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Paris. 

166. Merchant's Hope Protestant Episcopal Church, of Prince George County. 

167. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pungoteague. 

168. St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Pungoteague. 

169. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Reams Station. 

170. St. Paul's Free Church, of Routts Hills. 

171. Wilderness Baptist Church, of Spottsylvania County. 

172. Aquia Protestant Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. 

173. Berea Baptist Church, of Stafford County. 

174. Hartwood Presbyterian Church, of Stafford County. 

175. Trustees of Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. 

176. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stephens (-'ity. 

177. Trinity Lutheran Church, of Stephens City. 

178. Presbvterian Church, of Strasburg. 

179. First Baptist Church, of Suffolk." 

180. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Suffolk. 

181. Providence Methodist Episcopal Church, near Suffolk. 

182. The Plains Episcopal Church, of The Plains. 

183. Lutheran Church, of Toms Brook. 

184. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Unison. 

185. Old School Baptist Church, of ITpperville. 

186. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Warrenton. 

187. Presbyterian Church, of Warrenton. 

188. Baptist Church, of Waferford. 

189. Baptist Church, of Williamsburg. 

190. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Williamsburg. 

191. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Winchester. 

192. John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church (colored), of Winchester. 

193. Trustees of the Kent Street Presbyterian Church, of Winchester. 

194. Trustees of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church, of Winchester. 

195. Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of AMnchester. 

196. Trustees of the St. Paul Reformed Church, of Woodstock. 

West Virginia. 

197. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Barboursville. 

198. Presbyterian Church, of Beverly. 

199. Methodist Episcopal Church of "Bunker Hill. 

200. Free Church of Burlington, Mineral County. 

201. St. John's Episcopal Church, of Charleston. 

202. Zion Protestant Episcopal Church, of (^harlestown. 

203. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarksburg. 

204. Presbyterian Church, of Clarksburg. 

205. Elk Branch Presbyterian Church, of DufRelds. 



UST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

206. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Flatwoods. 

207. Fetterinan fnow West Main Street) Episcopal Church, of Grafton. 

208. St. John's Protestant Epi.scopal Church, of Harpers Ferry. 

209. Trinity Protestant^ Episcopal Church, of Martinsburg. 

210. Methodist Protestant Church, of Middleway. 

211. Presbyterian Church, of Moorefield. 

212. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Philippi. 

213. Mount Olivet Primitive Baptist Church, of Philippi. 

214. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Point Pleasant. 

215. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of St. Albans. 

216. St. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church, of St. Albans. 

217. Presbyterian Church, of Springfield. 

218. St. John's Catholic Church, of Summerville. 

219. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Webster. 



HISTORY OF CLAIMS. 



Alabama. 



1. Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Athens. 
Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1909; this church is described as a 
substantial brick building 3S by 58 feet; 28 feet from floor to roof; 
plastered, well finishetl and furnished. The court finds that during the 
war, and according to the petition from the summer of 1862 to 
November, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of the church building and used and 
occupied it at various times; that the reasonable rental value for 
such use, including incidental damage, which is not specified, was the 
sum of $1,440. (S. 92, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 

2. Missionary Baptist Church, Huntsville, successor to the Primi- 
tive Church. Referred in 1901; loyalty found in 1907; character, 
value, and c[uality of this building is not shown. The court finds that 
during the war, no dates given, the military forces of the United 
States took possession of this church buihhng and occupied it for a 
length of time which is not named, but that during the time it was 
occupied it was seriously damaged; the pews, pulpi't, and other fur- 
nishings were removed ; that the i-ental value of the building, including 
the damages, was $1,760. (S. 236, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

3. Bolivar Lodge, No. 127, Free and Accepted Masons, of Steven- 
son. Referred in 1902; loyalty^ found in 1906. The court finds that 
during the war, no dates given, this lodge was the owner of a certain 
two-story frame building, with cellar and garret, substantially con- 
structed, ceiled inside, weather boarded outside, and painted; and 
that the United States military forces, under proper authority, tore 
a portion of the building down and converted the materials to the use 
of the Army, including the lumber and bricks, and that the result was 
a total destruction of the building; that the building at the time was 
reasonably worth the sum of $1,150. (S. 112, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 



Arkansas. 

4. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarkesville. Referred in 
1905; loyalty found in 1905; the age, character, quahty, and size of 
the building is not shown. The court finds that in December, 1863, 
the United States military forces took possession of this church build- 
ing and used the same as a commissary storehouse until in May, 
1864-, and that the value of the use and occupation of the buildings 
during that period was the sum of $400; the court also finds that 
upon the approach of the Confederate forces the Union forces 
destroyed the church buildings to prevent them from falhng into the 
hands of the Confederates, and that tliis was an act of war and the 



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court makes no allowance for the destruction of the buildings. 
(S. 16, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

5. First Baptist Church, of Helena. Referred in 1905; loyalty 
found in 1906. The court finds that this church was a substantial 
frame building; the age, size, and description of the same is not given; 
that on or about July 12, 1862, the United States military forces, 
under proper authority, took possession of this building and used and 
occupied it for Army purposes until about July 1, 1865, and greatly 
damaged it during the occupation; that the rental value, including 
the damage, was $1,790. (S. 129, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

5^. Old School Presbyterian Church, of Helena. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1906; the size, age, character, and quality of the 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, for a period 
of about 18 months, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, used, occupied, and damaged this church building, 
ancl that the reasonable value of the rental, including necessarv 
repairs, was the sum of SI, 900. (S. 229, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

6. First Baptist Church, of Pine Bluft". Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 1905; this church building was constructed of brick; was 
about 50 by 100 feet and furnished; its age and condition at the time 
is not given. The court finds that during the war and according to 
the petition from October, 1863, to May, 1865, the United States 
militarv^ forces, by authority, took possession of the building and 
used and occupied it for military purposes; that the reasonable rental 
value, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $1,960. (S. 42, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

7. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pine Bluft'. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building was a well-constructed brick 
church building. The court finds that the United States military 
forces, by proper authority, took possession of this building, but does 
not give the dates; according to the petition, it was occupied from 
about 1863 until the end of the war in 1865; it was used as a hospital 
and barracks, and the court finds that the reasonable rental value, in- 
cluding damages to the building, was the sum of $1,300. (H. 782, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

Florida. 

8. First Baptist Church, of Jacksonville. Referred in 1907; loy- 
alty found in 1911 ; the age, size, quality, and character of this church 
building are not shown. The court finds that (hiring the war (giving 
no dates), but according to the petition, from February 20, 1864, 
until about 1866, the United States military forces took possession of 
the church buildings and grounds and used and occupied the same for 
hospital and camping purposes; that the reasonable value of the rent, 
including damages, was the sum of $1,170. (S. 236, 62d Cong., 2d 
sess.) 

Georgia. 

9. Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Ebenezer. Referred 
in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; size, age, character, and quality of 
this building not given. The court finds that the United States mili- 
tar}" forces, by proper authority, took possession of the building, 
according to the petition, in 1864, and used the same for military 



LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 11 

purposes, but neither the findings nor the petition show the length of 
time for which it was occupied; it might have been for only 24 hours; 
the court finds that the value of the use and occupation, including 
damages done to the building and library and furniture and fence 
surrounding the same, was the reasonable sum of $225. (S. 319, 
59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

10. Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, of Mari- 
etta. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that 
during the war, and according to the petition, in June, 1S64, the 
military forces of the United States took possession of this building, 
but does not say how long it was occupied; petition alleged that it 
was occupied for tliree months; the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value, together with repairs incident to the occupation, was 
the sum of $425; in the absence of any description of the character 
or the size of the church and any specific finding as to the length of 
time it was occupied, the proof is not very satisfactory. (S. 305, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

Kentucky. 

11. Baptist Church, of Bowding Green. Referred in 1908; loyalty 
found in 1909; this church building is described as a large, massive, 
imposing, and finely constructed brick building 50 by 75 feet, with a 
basement, auditorium, and gallery; auditorium ceiling about 24 feet 
high. The court finds that the United States military forces, by 
authority, took possession of this building in 1862 and occupied it as 
a hospital; the court says in regard to damage that "the evidence 
fails to establish what part of the damages is chargeable to Federal 
forces and what part to Confederate forces;" apparently it was occu- 
pied at different times by each; the court finds that the use and 
occupation by the Federal forces was for about 12 months; that the 
reasonable value for use and occupation by the Federal troops was 
$650. (S. 281, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

12. First Presbyterian Church, of Bowling Green. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1907; this church building is described as a 
large, well-constructed brick building, 40 by 50 feet, with basement, 
main floor, and gallery; its age is not given. The court finds that in 
September, 1862, the United States military forces, by authority, 
took possession of this' church for hospital purposes and continued to 
use it for such purposes for a long time, to wit, until 1864, and com- 
pletely prevented the congregation from holding religious services in 
the building during that period; that the reasonable rental value, 
including incidental damage to the building, was the sum of $1,125. 
(S. 99, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

13. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Bowling Green. Re- 
ferred in 1907 ; loyalty found in 1908; this church building was a well- 
constructed brick building, 41 by 62 feet; its age is not given. The 
court finds that during the war, and according to the petition, from 
September, 1862, for a long period of time, the military forces of the 
United States, by proper authority used and occupied this building 
for hospital purposes and that the'reasonable rental value, including 
incidental damage, was the sum of $730. (S. 193, 60th Cong., 1st 
sess.) 



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14. Baptist Church of Brandenburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1908; this building is claimed to have been a well-con- 
structed brick church building, 30 by 50, with a gallery. Although its 
age, character, and quality at the time it was occupied are not given, 
the court finds that during the war (no dates, not even the year, 
being given) the military forces of the United States took possession 
of this church building and used the same for military purposes; but 
no length of time is named and we are left to conjecture whether it 
was for 24 hours or for four years, except tliat the court finds that the 
reasonable rental value with incidental damage for the use and occu 
pation, was the sum of $180. (S. 380. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

15. Harrison Masonic Lodge, No. 122, of Brandenburg. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a well- 
constructed brick building, two stories high, with a tract of 2 acres 
of land inclosed by a liigh board fence. The court finds that during 
the war (no dates being given) the military forces of the United 
States, by proper authority, took possession of this buikhng and used 
and occupied the same for military purposes; no length of time what- 
ever is specified either in the petition or in the findings and the period 
of occupation is left to conjecture: the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value of the building, including incidental damages, is $125. 
(S. 383, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

16. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Brandenburg. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a 
well-constructed brick building, 40 by 60 feet; its age is not given. 
The court finds that during the war, and no more specific reference to 
the time is found in the petition, the military forces of the United 
States, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used 
and occupietl tlie same for military purposes; the petition says it was 
used for a considerable period and that it was injured by numerous 
portholes being opened in the brick walls; that the reasonable rental 
value, in connection with the damage done, is $125; the opening of 
these portholes would indicate that the church was used during 
battle; and if so, the act was one of military necessity. (S. 346, 60th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

17. Metho(Ust Episcopal Church South, of Bryantsville. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1907; the church is described as a substan- 
tiall}^ constructed brick building. The court finds that during the war, 
and according to the petition, in the summer or fall of 1861, the 
United States military forces, under proper authority, took possession 
of this chui-cli building and used it for a hospital for about six months; 
that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage to the 
building, was the sum of $410. (S. 140, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

18. Baptist Church, of Crab Orchard. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found m 1906; the size, character, cpuility of this building are not 
given. The court finds that during the war, and according to the peti- 
tion from the fall of 1861 to the year 1864, the United States military 
forces took possession of this building by proper authority and used 
and occupied it for Army purposes; that the reasonable value of the 
rent, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $1,050. (S. 223, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

19. St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, of 
Cynthiana. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1905; the size, age, 
character, and qualit}' of this building not shown; it i§ not shown that 



LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 13 

the building belonged to this lodge; but the court finds that during 
the war, and according to the petition from the 1st of June, 1864, to 
the 1st of October, 1864, the military forces of the United States, by- 
proper authority, took possession of and used and occupied the hall 
belonging to this lodge for military purposes, and damaged the same; 
that the reasonable rental value, including cost of repairs, was the 
sum of S600. (H. R. 624, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

20. Christian Church, of Danville. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quality of the building 
not shown. The court fuids that durmg the war, and according to the 
petition, from October 1, 1862, to May 1, 1863, the military forces of 
the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this 
church building, and used and occupied the same for hospital pur- 
poses; that the reasonable rental value, including necessary repairs, 
was the sum of $725. (S. 36, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

21. First Baptist Church, of Danville. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1908; this church building is described as a large brick 
building 50 by 60 feet, and the court finds that during the war. and 
according to the petition, from October 10, 1862, for a long period, the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- 
sion of this church builcUng and usetl and occupied it as a hospital, 
and damaged it, and that the reasonable rental value, together with 
the damage done, was the sum of $700. (S. 253, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

22. First Presbyterian Church, of Danville. Referred in 1907; loy- 
alty found in 1908; this building is described as a very ha-ge, hand- 
some, finely constructed brick church building 60 by 75 feet, with 
extensive galleries. The court fuids that during the war, and according 
to the petition, from October 8, 1S62, for a long time thereafter, the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- 
sion of this building and occupied the same as a hospital; that the 
reasonable value of said use and occupation, together with incidental 
damage, was the sum of $610. (S. 345, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

23. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Danville. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1907; this church is described as a well-con- 
structed brick building, 40 by 60 feet, with a gallery; its age is not 
given. The court finds that during the war, ancl according to the peti- 
tion from the date of the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, until 
the spring of 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, occupied this church building and used it for military pur- 
poses; the court fuids that the use and occuj)ation of the building and 
grounds, including incidental damage, amounted to $520. (S. 94, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

24. Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Kentucky, at Danville. 
Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the building is described 
as a very large, well-constructed brick buil(hng, 50 by 100 feet, con- 
taining two chapels and about 15 other rooms, siUTOunded by exten- 
sive grounds. The court finds that during the war, and according to 
the netition from the date of the battle of Perryvihe, October 8, 1862, 
until 1864 this building and grounds were occupied and used by the 
military forces of the United States, by authority, for military pur- 
poses, and the reasonable value of the use was the sum of $1,150. 
(S. 98, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

25. J. Harrison Planck and P. S. Dudley, trustees of the Baptist 
Church of Flemingsburg. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1905; 



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age, size, character, and quality of this building are not given; these 
two trustees claim to be the duly elected and qualified trustees of 
this church society. The court finds that at intervals during the 
late Civil War in the years 1863, 1864, and 1865, the military forces of 
the United States, by proper authority, used and occupied this 
church building for hospital purposes, and that the reasonable rental 
value during the periods so occupied, including incidental damage, 
was the sum of $775. (H. R. 35, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

26. Trustees of Glasgow graded common schools, of Glasgow, suc- 
cessor to the Glasgow Academy, or Urania College of Glasgow. Re- 
ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building belonging to this 
institution is described as a large, well-constructed brick building, 
50 by 80 feet, having two stories and six rooms. The court finds that 
during the war, and according to the petition, from September, 1862, 
until the close of the war, the military forces of the United States by 
proper authority, took possession of this building and used and 
occupied it at various times for hosj)ital and other purposes; that the 
reasonable rental value during said period was the sum of $1,215; 
it appears from the findings of the court that at various times during 
the war, the Confederate forces occupied this building and did some 
damage to it and the court is unable to find what damages, if any, 
were done bv the Federal forces as distinguished from the Confeder- 
ate forces. \S. 559, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 

27. Baptist Church, of Harrodsburg. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1908; this was a well-constructed brick church, but its age, 
size, and character are not given. The court finds that during the 
war, and according to the petition, immediately after the Battle of 
Perryville, October 9, 1862, the military forces of the United States, 
by proper authority, took possession of this church building and 
used and occupied the same as a commissary, but no particular 
period or length of time is named; that is left purely to conjecture; 
the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including the dam- 
age, to be $675. (S. 266, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

28. First Presbyterian Church, of Harrodsburg. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this 
building are not shown. The court finds that during the war, and 
according to the petition, from October 9, 1862, until the last of 
April, 1863, the military forces of the United States took possession 
of this buildino; after the Battle of Perryville and used it and occupied 
it as a hospital for about five months, removing therefrom the pews, 
pulpit, and other furnishings, which, together with the walls, were 
materially damaged; the court finds that the reasonable rental value 
of the building during that time, including the damage, was the sum 
of $1,100. (S. 375, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

29. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Harrodsburg. Re- 
ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a 
large, well-constructed brick l)uilding of two floors. The court finds 
that during the Civil War, and just after the Battle of Perryville, Oc- 
tober 8, 1862, the military forces of the United States took posses- 
sion of this church and used it as a hospital for about six months for 
the wounded soldiers of both the Federal and Confederate Armies, 
and that while so occupied, the buildings and surroundings were 
damaged; the court does not find that the occupation was by any 
authority or under any order; that the reasonable rental value of 



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this building during said period, including the damage, is the sum 
of $750. (S. 316, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

30. First Presbyterian Church, of Lebanon. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, quality, and character of this 
building are not shown. The court finds that during the Civil War 
and about the time of the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, the 
military forces of the United States took possession of this church 
building and used the same at intervals for about two years; that the 
building was first used as a hospital and afterwards as barracks; and 
that later on it was a fort for the troops, and while it was occupied by 
the Federal forces as a fort, it was fired upon by the Confederate 
forces under Gen. John H. Morgan, and the roof and the cupola of 
the church were materially damaged; that the reasonable rental 
value of the church building during the occupancy, together with 
the damages caused by the military forces of the United States, 
independently of the damages caused by the Confederate forces 
under Gen. Morgan, was the sum of $1,500; that the Government 
of the United States paid the claimant the sum of $120 in settlement 
of the damages done; that the present claim is solely for the use and 
occupation of the building, which the court finds was worth the rea- 
sonable sum of $1,380. (H. 312, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

31. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, of Lebanon. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1908: this building is described as a well- 
constructed brick church building and the court finds that during 
the war, and according to the petition, from October, 1861, to April, 
1862, the military forces of the United States, under the command of 
Gen. Thomas, took possession of this church building and occupied 
the same as a hospital, and that the same was also occupied as a 
hospital after the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, for a con- 
siderable period; that the reasonable rental value, together \nth the 
incidental damage, was the sum of $405. (S. 596, 60th Cong., 2d 
sess.) 

32. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mount 
Sterling. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the age, size, 
character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds 
that during the war (year and dates not given and no length of time 
specified), the military forces of the United States, by proper author- 
ity, occupied this church building and used it for a hospital and 
barracks. As far as the records show, it may have been 10 days or 4 
years; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, together with 
the incidental damage, is $460. (S. 189. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

33. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Mount Sterling. 
Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and 
quality of the building are not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, and according to the petition, from the fall of 1862 and during 
the winter of 1862-63, tliis church building, by proper authority, was 
in the possession of the military forces of the United States, and was 
occupied and used for quarters; that the reasonable rental value, 
including the incidental damage, was the sum of $650. (S. 96, 60th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

34. Salt River Lodge, No. 180, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, 
of Mount Washington. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1910; the 
building occupied is described as a well-constructed building, two 
stories liigh, 40 by 50 feet. The court finds that during the war and 



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according to the petition, from the fall of 1862 until the spring of 
1863, the military forces of the United ^States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this buildmg and occupied the same for military 
purposes; that the reasonable rental value, including incidental 
damage, was the sum of 8120. (S. 130, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) 

35. Trustees of the Green River Collegiate Institute, successor to 
the Hart Academy, of Munfordville. Referred m 1907; loyalty found 
in 1907; the age, size, character, and quahty of the buildmg not 
shown. The court finds that during the war (no dates given, not even 
the year) the military forces of the United States, by proper authorit\^, 
took possession of the Green River Collegiate Institute building and 
occupied the same for military purposes; length of time occupied not 
given; that the use and occupation, together with incidental damage, 
was the reasonable value of ^525. (S. 95, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

36. Trustees of the Jessamine Female Institute, successor of Bethel 
Academy, of Xicholasville. Referred in 1907; loyalty on the part of 
the organization found in 1908. The court finds that the building 
known as Bethel Academy was a large, substantial brick building, 
with 4 or 5 acres of surrounding grounds; the age. size, and condition 
of the building are not further described ; that during the war (no other 
dates, not even the year, is named) the military forces of the United 
States, by proper authority, took possession of the building for 
hospital purposes and used the grounds for camping purposes; the 
length of time occupied is not showTi; this is very unsatisfactory, 
because it is a mere guess as to how long the property was used; no 
particular damage is specified; the court simply finds that the reason- 
able rental value during the time occupied was S725. (S. 605, 60th 
Cong., 2d sess.) 

37. Christian Church, of Nicholas ville. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quahty of this building 
are not described. The court finds that during the war, and according 
to the petition, in the month of November, 1862, the military forces 
of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this 
church and used and occupied it for military purposes until Novem- 
ber, 1 863 ; the court does not find that any specific damages to the 
building resulted; it finds that the reasonable rental value during 
the year was the sum of $940; so far as any facts are reported, the 
building itself may not have been worth S940, or even one-half that 
amount, and the facts upon wdiicli Congress is asked to make an 
appropriation are certainly very meager. (S. 96, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

38. Sulphur Well Christian Church, near Nicholas ville. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quahty 
of the building are not shown. The court finds that during the war 
(no date, not even the year being mentioned) the military forces of 
the United States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took 
possession of the church property and used and occupied the same 
as a picket post for a few weeks in the defense of Camp Nelson, Ky.; 
it does not find any specification of damages, although the petition 
undertakes to give some specifications; the reasonable value of the 
use and occupation is found to be S300. (S. 97, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

39. Baptist Church, of Paris. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 
1908; this church building is described as a well-constructed brick 
building about 60 by 75 feet in size, with galleries and nearly a half 
acre of ground. The court finds that during the winter of 1863-64 the 



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inilitnrv I'orcos of tlu' United States, l)y {iroper authority, took posses- 
sion of the l)uil(lin<; niul grounds and used and occui)ied the same for 
military purposes, but does not find for how kin<i; a period. It 
mij^lit iiave been one day or one year, but there is no findin<i: upon that 
l)oint ; the })etition cliartjes that the Federal troops used the grounds 
for eam|)ing purposes and during tlie winter slept and cooked in the 
buihhng, and that tlu» fence was used for fuel; the court hnds the 
reasonable value of the rent, includiui:; damages, to be S600. (8. 560, 
(U)th Cong., 2d sess.) 

40. First Presbyterian Church, of Paris. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in lOOS; the building is desci'ibed simply as a brick building; 
age, size, character, and (juality are not given. The court finds that 
the military forces of the Ignited States, by proper authority, took 
j)ossession of the building and used and occupied the same for quarter- 
master and commissary purposes, but, strange to say, does not give 
the length of time, or approximate it; no dates, not even the year, 
are given, excei)t the general term "during the war." No details as 
to damages are given; the court hnds that the use and occupation, 
including incidental damage, amount(>d to the sum of $1,215; so far 
as tlu> facts disclose th(> church building may not have been worth 
that amount or even half tliat amount. (S. 594, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 

41. Trustee's of Fwing Institute, of Perryville. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty f(»und in 1907; this building is described as a large, well-built 
brick building, two stories in height, with an acre of ground, and the 
court iinds that directly after tlu' Battle of Perryville, October 8, 
1S62, the military forces of the United States, by authority, took 
l)ossession of this hospital and occni)ied it \'ov hos})ital f)ur[)oses for 
a sluu't peri(nl of time; no damages in |)articular are specilietl, but the 
court Iinds that the reasonable ivntal value, with incidental damage, 
was the sum of $270; it woultl seem as though the length of time for 
which the l)uilding was occupied should be given with some reason- 
able degree of certainty. (S. 874, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

42. Methodist Episct>])al Church South, < f Perryville. Referred in 
1907; K)yalty found in 190S; building described as a well-constructed 
brick building about 40 bv 60 feet in size, and the court finds that 
after the Battle < f Perryville. the military forcesc^f the United States, 
by pro])er authcrity. took possession ( f this church building and used 
the same for hospital purposes iov a "short perioil of time." No 
particular damage is slu wn; the size, age, character, and qvnility of 
the building are not given, except as ab()ve stated; the court finds 
the reasonabl(> i-entai value, together with incideiUal damage, was the 
sum of $425. (S. 520, (H)th Cong., 1st sess.) 

4;i. Presbyterian Church, of Perryville. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
ft)und in 190S; age, size, character, and oualitv of this buildinjj not 
shown The court Iinds that after the Battle of iVrryville, the military 
forces of the United States, by pre per authoritv. took possession of 
this church building and used and occupied it ?or hospital purposes 
for a sluat period t>f time and damageil the same; the petition charges 
that the ])ews of the church were taken out and destroyed; the cmirt 
Iinds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, 
was tlu> sum of $;>25. (S. o42, (>Oth Cong.. 1st sess.) 

44. Baptist Church, of Princeton. Referred in 1906; loyalty fomul 
in 190S; age, size, character, and quality of tlie buihhng not sln)wn. 
Tlu> court Iinds (liat in the fall of 1S62, the military hu'ces of the 

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United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church 
building and used and occupied the same for a hospital for several 
months and damaged the same; the court further finds that on 
April 10, 1878, a claim was made to the Third Auditor of the Treasury 
for rent for $800 for the use of this church, and that on September 27, 
1879, payment was made to tlie trustees of this church for the rent in 
the sum of -1150, but the claim for damages was disallowed; the court 
now, after all these years hare elapsed, finds that there was damage 
in the sum of $110; the nature of the damage is not presented in the 
report in the slightest detail; it would seem as if this church had 
already been fairly treated. (S. 235, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

45. Madison Female Institute, Madison County, near Richmond. 
Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; at the time of the use and 
occupation, this property belonged to the Madison Female Institute; 
it comprised 27 acres of ground improved by large and substantial 
buildings, outhouses, and fences appropriate for the purposes to which 
it was devoted. The court finds that on August 30, 1862, the Battle of 
Richmond, Ky., occurred and this property was seized by the Federal 
troops and converted into a hospital; that it was continuously used 
by tnem, under authority, from that date until June 25, 1863, when 
the possession was returned to its owners; that the period of occupancy 
was 9 months and 25 days, and the court finds that the Quartermaster 
General allowed and paid to the owner $4,097.22 as rent for this 
period; it does not appear that any claim whatever was made for 
specific damages to the property, or if there was incidental damage, 
it does not specifically appear whether such damage was not included 
in the amount paid as rental; the court in its findings, made in 1906, 
43 years later, make the following findmg in regard to damages, 
which is not very clear; 

During the period of said occupancy, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession of and used for military purposes the outhouses, 
fences, trees, shrubbery, and porches belonging to said Madison Female Institute, 
which property was then and there worth the sum of $6,500, no part of which appears 
to have been paid. 

It will be noted that the rent for the occupation of this property 
was paid; it wUl be noted further that the findings do not sliow that 
any of these buildings were destroyed, nor is it shown in any detail 
that they were damaged in any unusual manner; the finding above 
quoted simply gives the reasonable value of the entire property, but 
that is of no aid standing alone, and therefore, the findings clo not 
furnish any basis whatever for an appropriation. (S. 132, 59th 
Cong., 2d sess.) 

46. Baptist Church, of Shepherdsville. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1910; the building was a large, well-constructed brick church 
building; age not given. Tlie court finds that during the war, and 
according to the petition, from some time in 1862 until the end of 
the war, but accordmg to the findings, ''at different times for a 
period of about a year and a half," the military forces of the United 
States occupied this church building, but the finding does not state 
that it was by authority or that it was for military purposes; the 
findings also show that the owners of the church were paid the sum 
of $811.90 for damages done to the building, but that no allowance 
was made for rent; a claim was made for rent, but was disallowed 
and it slept from 1871 until a bill was introducetl in the Fifty-ninth 



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Congress for rent; the court finds the reasonable rental value to have 
been $150; it would seem that the payment to this church of S8 11.90, 
considered in connection with the fact that the length of time during 
which the church was occupied is given without any sj)ecilic dates 
and referred to in a general way as about a year antl a half, hardly 
justifies an appropriation at this late date of an additional item for 
rent. (S. 563, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

47. Baptist Church, of Somerset. Referred in 1904; loyalty found 
in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not described. 
The court finds that during the war and from February, 1862, to 
April, 1865, the United States troops, under proper authority, took 
possession of the church building and used and occupied it for mili- 
tary purposes, to wit, a hospital; that the reasonable rental value, 
including incidental damage during the period, was $1,500. (S. 177, 
58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

48. Presbyterian Church, of Somerset. Referred in 1906; loyalty 
found in 1908; the age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not described. The court finds that durino; the war, at different times, 
for a period of about three years, the military forces of the United 
States took possession of this building and used and occupied it for 
a hospital and that it was damaged, but no details or specifications 
in relation to damage are given; that the reasonable rental value, 
including incidental damage, was the sum of $550. (S. 440, 60th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

49. Antioch Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stewart. Re- 
ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality 
of this building iiot given. The court finds that during the war the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took pos- 
session of this church building and used the same for hospital pur- 
poses "for a short period of time"; that the reasonable rental value, 
with incidental damage, was the sum of $240; the facts disclosed 
throw no light whatever upon the character and value of the church 
building and it mav not have l3^en worth more tlian $240 all told. 
(S. 341 ', 60th Cong.,' 1st sess.) 

Maryland. 

50. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Boonsboro. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quahty of this church 
buildhig not given. The court finds that about September 14, 1862, 
the military forces of the United States, under the command of Gen. 
McClellan," took possession of tliis church building and used and 
occupied it for hospital purposes for about two months; no specifi- 
cation showing the character of any damages is given ; the court finds 
that the reasonable rental value for the period, with incidental 
damage, was the sum of .$120; churches, for humanity's sake, when 
surrounded by wounded soldiers belonging to either the Union or 
Confederate Armies would, no doubt, throw open their doors and 
allow an occupation to occur for a few weeks at least without any 
intent to commercialize that use and occupation by collecting rent 
for it; a claim presented for $120 rent for such use and occupation a 
generation after the incident occurred does not appeal very strongly 
to Congress. (S. 347, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 



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51. United Brethren Church, of Boonsboro. Referred in 1904; 
loyahy found in 1907; age, size, character, and quahty of the building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war (no dates given), 
but according to the petition, about September 15, 1862, the mihtary 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
the church building and occupied the same for hospital purposes for 
about three months; no particular damages in detail are specified, 
and the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including in- 
cidental damage, was the sum of .|170. (S. 295, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

52. Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Burkittsville. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a 
fine, large, well-constructed brick structure. The court finds that 
during the war, and, according to the petition, from September, 1862, 
until May or June, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession of this church building and occupied 
it as a hospital ; that the reasonable rental value of such use and occu- 
pation, with incidental damage, is found to have been -1225; no 
specification in detail showing the nature of anv damage is given. 
(S. 247, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

53. Frederick Presbyterian Church, of Frederick. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1908; size, character, age, and quality of the 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and, in ac- 
cordance with the petition, in September, 1862, the military forces 
of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this 
church building and used the same for about four months, and the 
findings also show that the church claimant was paid $359.32 in 
settlement of damages done to the building; no claim was allowed 
for rent, and after sleeping for over a generation a bill was introduced 
for rent and the court finds that the reasonable value of the rent alone 
was the sum of $200. (S. 285. 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

54. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Hancock. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1908 ; age, size, character, and ciuality of this building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war, without specifying 
any dates and not even the year, and the petition does not give any 
specifications, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of the church building and used an(i occu- 
pied the same as quarters and damaged the same ; there is absolutely 
no statement, either in the petition or in the findings, showing for 
what length of time this building was occupied, except that the 
petition says "for a long period"; no specification regarding any 
damages is given, not a single detail ; the court finds that the reason- 
able rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $550, 
but so far as any facts are disclosed this amount may exceed the 
value of the church building. (S. 251, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

55. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, of Hancock. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building is described as a large 
brick church building about 30 by 70 feet, with a two-story brick 
wing; occupied for camping purposes and barracks. The court finds 
that during the war, without naming any dates or the year, the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession 
of the church building and used and occupied the same for quartering 
troops and that the same was damaged; it does not show the length 
of time tlie building was occupied; it is not even called a "short 
time"; it does not specify in any detail whatever the cliaracter of 



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any damage done to the building, but finds the reasonable rental 
value to have been $S0; this claim for S80 rent appears to have slept 
for more than a generation and the statement upon which it is based 
is certainly very general. (S. 216, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

56. St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church, of Hancock. Re- 
ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1909; this church building is described 
as a brick church building, but its age, size, character, and quality 
are not given. The court finds that during the war the military forces 
of the United States took possession of the building and used it from 
April 1, 1862, to September 10, 1863; it does not state that the pos- 
session was taken by authority, nor show what use was made of the 
building, nor that it was occupied for the use of the Army; the find- 
ings show that the property was damaged and that a claim for such 
damage and for rent was presented to the War Department; that 
the claim for damages was allowed and paid, but that the claim for 
rent was disallowed; the court in 1908, more than a generation after- 
wards, finds that the rental value was $173.33. (wS. 90, 61st Cong., 
1st sess.) 

57. Trustees and consistory of Mount Vernon Reformed Church, of 
Keedysville. Referred in 1909 ; loyalty found in 1909 ; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that 
during the war, and, according to the petition, from September 17, 
1862, until December, 1862, the military forces of the United States, 
by proper authority, took possession of the church building and used 
and occupied it for hospital purposes and damaged the same; the 
character of the damages are not specified in a single detail. The 
occupancy of the building occurred between the latter part of Sep- 
tember and the month of December, 1862 ; the court finds the reason- 
able rental value to have been S515; absolutely no description of 
the character of the building is given, and its entire value may not 
have amounted to what is reported here as the reasonable value of 
its rent. (S. 212, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

58. Grace Reformed Church, of Knoxville. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, without giving 
any dates or the year, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession of this 
church building and used and occupied it for hospital purposes ''for 
a short period of time," and damaged the same; the nature, extent, 
and character of the damage done is not given in a single detail ; the 
court finds the reasonable rental value, together with incidental 
damage, to be the sum of $410. (S. 418, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

59. Trustees of the Christ Reformed Congregation, of Middletown, 
successors to the German Reformed Church of Middletown. Re- 
ferred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a 
large, substantial brick building, having a seating capacity of from 
600 to 700 persons, well fitted with pulpit and pews, and frescoed. 

It is also claimed that there was another substantial brick building 
on the same premises used for holding Sunday school and other 
purposes incident to the church; the court finds that in the fall of 
1862 both of these buildings were used and occupied by the United 
States military forces for a hospital for a period of two or three 
months; it does not specify that any damage whatever was done; 



22 * LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 

the court finds that the reasonable vakie for the use of the buildings 
to be the sum of $450. (S. 57, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

60. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, near Point of Rocks. 
Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; this building is described 
as a substantially constructed brick building 32 by 45 feet. The age 
of the building is not given; the court finds that during the war the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took pos- 
session of this building and used and occupied the same for hospital 
and other purposes; neither the findings nor the petition give the 
dates when this occurred, or the length of time that the church was 
occupied, not even the year is named, and we are left to conjecture 
whetlier it was occupied for a day, a week, or a year or more; no 
specification of damages in the findings is given, not a single detail, 
although the petition undertakes to specify and itemize the number 
of pews and the number of Bibles and prayer books and hymnals 
and other items taken and destroyed; the court finds the rental 
value, including damage, to have been the sum of $750. (S. 200, 
61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

61. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Sharpsburg-Antie- 
tam Parish, Waslungton County. Referred in 1908 ; loyalty found in 
1909; the church building is described as a certain substantial build- 
ing used as a house of worslup; age, size, character, and ([uality not 
given otherwise. The court finds that during the war the military 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
this building and occupied and used it for a hospital; no dates named, 
but according to the petition it was from September 17, 1862, to 
December 20, 1862, a period of about three months ; the findings do not 
specify in any detail the character of any damage done, although the 
petition undertakes to specify the nimiber of windows and j)ews and 
other tilings damaged. The court finds that the reasonable rental 
value, including incidental damage, was $1,350. This certainly seems 
to be a large amount where the occupation was for only about three 
months and where the court does not specify in detail any damage 
done to the building. (S. 36, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 

Mississippi. 

62. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Corinth. Referred in 
1908; loyalty found in 1909; the building is described as a substan- 
tially constructed brick building; age, size, character, and quality not 
otherwise described. The court fuids that during the war , and neither 
the findings nor the petition give any dates, not even the year, the 
United States military authorities, by proper authority, took pos- 
session of this church building and used and occupied the same for 
military purposes and damaged it ; the length of time it was used not 
given, nor is any specific detail relating to any injury given; the rea- 
sonable rental value is found to be $833. It seems remarkable that the 
court would make a finding of the value of the rental without finding 
any period during which the property was occupied and without any 
description of the building, so that Congress might have some sub- 
stantial information upon which to base an appropriation. (S. 557, 
61st Cong., 2d sess.) 



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Missouri. 

63. Christian Church, of Harrisonville. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1908; age, size, character, and ([uality of this building not 
tlescribed. The court finds that during the war, and, according to the 
petition, from the fall of 1863 until the summer of 1865, the United 
States military authorities took ])ossession of the church building and 
used it for a hospital for about two years, and that they were paid 
for the use and occupation of this building the sum of $720 rent; at 
the time they presented their bill for rent they included a claim for 
damage, which was rejected by the Quartermaster General, and now, 
after the la])se of a generation, the claim is made for damages, and the 
court finds that the building was damaged to the extent of $650; but 
the court does not go into any specifications showing what the value 
of the building was nor any details in relation to the extent and char- 
acter of the damage done. It is only fair, however, to say that the 
petition charges that the windows, doors, floors, walls, plastering, and 
weatherboarding were either wholly or partially destroyed and that 
the pews, pulpit, furniture, and fixtures were entirelv destroyed. 
(S. 160, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

64. Methodist Episcojial Church Soirth, of Harrisonville. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the church building is described as a 
certain church building 70 feet long and two stories high; its age, 
size, character, and c|uality not otherwise described. The court finds 
that (hning the war, and from 1861 to 1864, a period of about three 
years, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of and occupied this church building for military pur- 
poses, and that the reasonable rental value, together with the inci- 
dental damage, was the sum of $779.75. (S. 21, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

65. First Baptist Church, of Jefferson City. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and rpiality of this building 
not given. The court finds that during the war and from the month of 
September, 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied it 
for military ])urposes until the spring of 1865; that the reasonable 
rental value during the period, including necessary repairs, was the 
sum of $1,380, but as no description or the character oi the building, 
nor its age, are given, it is difficult to say whether this amount is not 
equivalent to paying for the full value of the church. (S. 140, 58th 
Cong., 3d sess.) 

66. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Macon. Re- 
ferred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; size, character, age, and quality 
of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, and 
according to the petition, during the years 1863-64, the military 
forces of the Ignited States, by proper authority, for the use of the 
Army, took possession of this church building and occupied the same 
for hospital and other purposes and greatly damaged it; the length 
of time during which it was occupied is not given but is left to con- 
jecture. The character and size of the building is not given; it 
certainly is a very material element to be considered in considering 
the rental value; the court finds that the reasonable rental value, 
including damages, was $760. (S. 557, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 

67. Trusteesof the Presbyterian Church, of Macon. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building 



24 ' LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

not given, but left to conjecture. The court finds that during the war, 
and according to the petition, during the years 1863-64, the mihtary 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
this church buikling and used and occupied it as barracks and a com- 
missary ; no length of time whatever is designated ; that the reason- 
able rental value for the use and occupation, together with incidental 
damage, was the sum of $600; a claim was presented for this rent 
under the act of July, 1864, to the Quartermaster General, and he 
disallowed the claim on account of the disloyalty of the congregation 
of this church. (S. 480, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

68. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Marshall. Referred in 
1906; loyalty found in 1907: the age, size, character, and quality of 
this building not given. The court finds that during the war the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by ])roper authority, for the use of 
the Army, took possession of this building and used and occuj)ied it 
from 1862 to August, 1865, and damaged it; that the use and occujia- 
tion, together with incidental damage, was reasonably worth the sum 
of $1,240. Again it may be noted that a material fact is omitted, 
concerning which Congress should have information in deciding 
whether or not an appropriation should be made, relating to the size 
of this building, its age and its condition at the time the forces took 
possession of it, and it is remarkable that absolutely no information 
is given to Congress upon this subject. (S. 41, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

69. First Christian Church, of Mexico. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1908; this building is described as a large, well-constructed 
church building 65 by SO feet. The court finds that during the war, 
but names no dates, not even the year — neither does the petition of 
claimant — the military forces of the United States, by proper author- 
ity, took possession oif this church building and used and occujned it 
for military purposes and damaged it; the length of time during 
which it was occupied not given, neither in the petition nor in the 
findings, and we are left to conjecture whether it was for one day, one 
week, one month, or one year, or during the entire ])eriod of the war; 
without any facts in this respect, the court finds that the reasonable 
value of the occu))ation was $550. (S. 291, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

70. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Mexico. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a 
well-constructed brick building 60 or 70 feet in length and 41 feet in 
width; otherwise the age, character, and c{uality of the building are 
not given. The court finds that during the Civil War, and neither the 
findings nor the petition give any dates, not even the year, this church 
building was taken possession of by the Missouri State Militia and by 
them used and occupied "from time to time" for a j)eriod of about 
two years; that the reasonable rental value during said period, with 
incidental damage, was the sum of $710; the court further finds that 
a claim was presented to the Quartermaster General for rent and re- 
pairs on this church resulting from its occupancy amounting to 
$2,980, but the Quartermaster General refused to recognize the claim 
in 1896 because the testimony was not sufficient; it is not clear 
why the Federal Government should pay for the occupation of this 
church building bv the State Militia of the State of Missouri. (vS. 
267, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

71. ITniversity of Missouri. Refei-red in 1904; loyalty found in 
1905. The court finds that ])ri()r to and (fining the war the university 



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was the owner of certain lands at Colum})ia, Mo., and that its build- 
ings consisted of a main university building, a grammar-school 
building, a residence for tlie university president, and 20 acres of 
grounds, all valued at S 169,000 at the time; that commencing in the 
Jfall of 1S61 the military forces of the United States occupied the 
campus and the buildings for headquarters of the commanding officers 
and as barracks for the troops, hospital, prison, stoi-age, stables, and 
other military purposes, including both cavalry and infantry, and 
that this occupancy continued except for occasional short intervals 
imtil the close of the war; that during this occu})ation the j^roperty 
of the university was severely damaged by the troops; that they used 
the fences, plank walks, outbuildhigs, and shade trees for fuel; that 
they did damage to the main building, grammar school, and presi- 
dent's house by using same and by removing the banister on the 
main stairs and in other ways; that the amount of the (homages was 
$5,075; the Court of Claims finds that the claimant presented a 
claim for damages to the War Department, also at the same time a 
a claim for $12,037.50 for rent; that these claims were investigated 
by the War Department, and that the claim for rent was adjusted 
and ])ai(l, this claim being for damages only. (S. 123, 59th Cong., 
1st sess.) 

72. First Christian Church, of Springfield. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1908; this churcli building is described as a well- 
constructed frame building 35 by 40 feet. Its age, size, character, 
and quality is not otherwise described; the court findsvthat j)rior to 
the Battle of Wilsons Creek this church building was used and occu- 
pied by the military forces of the United States and also by the 
Confederate forces, and was damaged some, but the extent of the 
damage done by both of the forces is not shown. The court finds also 
that after the Battle of Wilsons Creek the military forces of the 
United States under Gen. wSeigel took possession of this building and 
used and occupied it for hospital {)urposes for about 16 months, for 
which they were paid rent in the sum of $160; a claim was made for 
damages, but it was disallowed hi 1871, and claim for damages slept 
from that time until 1907, a periotl of 33 years; the court finds the 
reasonable value for rent to be the sum of $275. (S. 343, 60th Cong., 
1st sess.) 

73. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Springfield. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found m 1905; the size, character, quality, and age 
of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, from 
August, 1861, to May, 1864, the United vStates troops by proper 
authority took possession of this church building and used and occu- 
pied it for military purposes; no damage in any detail oi- s{)ecification 
whatever is given, but the court finds that the rental value, including 
incidental damage for this period, was the sum of $3,150 — a consider- 
able amount for Congress to a])propriate witli absolutely no infor- 
mation in regard to it as to the age, size, or quality of the building. 
(S. 20, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

74. Christian Church, of Sturgeon. Referred in 1906; loyalty 
found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not given. The court finds that during the war the military forces of 
the United States by proper authority took ])ossession of this church 
building and used and occupied the same for hospital purpost-'s and as 
a stable at mtervals during the greater part of the time from the 



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summer of 1S61 to October, 1864, for which there was paid through 
the Quartermaster's Department the sum of S450, but that no pa}^- 
ment was made for damages; the court finds that during the occu- 
pation the flooring was torn out of the building and the pews and 
pulpit and doors and windows were damaged; that the reasonable 
A^alue of the damage sustained was S550. (S. 374, 59th Cong., 
2d sess.) 

75. Christian Church, of Warsaw. Referred in 1908; loyalty found 
in 1909; age, size, character, and qualit}" of this building not shown. 
The court finds that during the war (no dates given, not even the 
year), but in the petition it is claimed that it was during the summer 
of 1861 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this church buildmg and used the same for a hos- 
pital and other purposes; length of time is not given, but is left to 
conjecture; the court finds that the reasonable value of the rent of 
the building, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $660; 
but no facts are re])orted to Congress as to what the building itself 
was worth, how long it had been standmg, its character and quality, 
and no s])ecifications, not even a single detail, is given as to any damage 
done u])on which to base a claim for an appropriation. (S. 8, 61st 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

North Carolina. 

76. Methodist Ej)iscopal Church South, of Beaufort. Referred in 
1906; loyalty found in 1910; the court finds that this was a substan- 
tially constructed church building, but its size, age, quality, and 
character are not shown; it also a})pears that there was an addi- 
tional building used as a i)arsonage, but the size, age, quality, and 
character of the parsonage are not shown. The court finds that during 
the war, and, according to the petition, in March, 1862, the United 
States military forces took possession of these buildings and used and 
occujned the same for hospital purposes and damaged them ; no details 
or specifications are given as to the nature of the damage done or its 
extent; the court finds that the reasonable rental value for the occu- 
pation, including incidental damage, is the sum of $1,280. (S. 513, 
61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

77. P'irst Baptist Cliurcli, of Newbcrn; referred in 1906; loyalty 
found in 1909: age, size, character, and quality of this building not 
shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of the 
United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church 
building in the latter part of 1862 or the early part of 1863, and used 
and occupied the same at uitervals during the greater part of three 
years for the storage of commissary supplies; that the reasonable 
rental value of the building, including incidental damage, was the 
sum of $1,200; no specification in a single detail regarding the nature 
and extent of any damages is given, and absolutely no information 
as to the age, size, and quality of the building is given; scant informa- 
tioji upon which Congress is to act in voting an appropriation. (S. 51, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

Ohio. 

78. The Baptist Church, of Gallipolis. Referred in 1907; loyalty 
found in 1908; tliis building is described as a large, well-constructed 
brick church building and basement. The court finds that durmg 



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the war (no dates, not even the year, is given, either in the find- 
ings or in the petition), the military forces of the United States, 
by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and 
occupied it as a hospital and damaged it; that the reasonable rental 
value, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $175; a claim 
for rent and damage and for coal was presented to the Quartermaster 
General, and the sum of $16 was allowed for the coal, and paid on 
April 26, 1867, and the claim for rent and damage was disallowed; it 
appears in the petition that the building was occupied for the period 
of nearly one year, although the fuidings of the court do not show how 
long the use and occupation continued; it would seem that the fuid- 
ings are defective in not naming some period of occupancy. (S. 344, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

Pennsylvania. 

79. Trustees of the Tonoloway Baptist Church, of Fulton County. 
Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church is described as a 
very large brick building 45 by 60 feet, with a seating capacity for 
1,000 people, surrounded by 40 acres of timberland; the court finds 
that during the war, but gives no dates, not even the year, this 
building was occupied by the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, for the use of the Army at different times as a hos- 
pital; that there was incidental damage; no particular length of time 
is named and no damage in a single detail is specified; the court finds 
that the reasonable rental value, with incidental damage, was the 
sum of $225. (S. 248, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

80. St. James' Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Gettysburg. Re- 
ferred in 1907 ; loyalty found in 1907 ; the church building is described 
as a very large finely constructed brick church about 40 by 70 feet^ 
with a basement and gallery; the court finds that during the war, 
specified in the petition as being after the Battle of Gettysburg^ 
July 3, 1863, the military forces of the United States occupied this 
building for hospital purposes "for a considerable period," and dam- 
aged the same; that the damages shown were paid by the United 
States at the time; payment was made by the Quartermaster General 
in December, 1863; no claim for rent was presented at that time; the 
court finds that the reasonable rental value of the building, exclusive 
of damages, was $150, but no such claim was presented anywhere 
until a bill was introduced and referred to the Court of Claims in 1907 ; 
the court is unable to state how long the building was occupied, and 
the only information it gives us is that it was for a "considerable 
period" ; this is not very satisfactory evidence upon which to make an 
appropriation. (S. 43, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

81 . St. Mark's German Reformed Church, of Gettysburg. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as 
a large building 40 by 50 feet in size, with gallery; its age, condition, 
character, and quality are not shown; the court finds that during 
the war, and according to the petition, immediately after the Battle 
of Gettysburg, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this church building and used the same 
for hospital purposes and damaged the same; the petition states that 
a claim was filed with the Quartermaster General for payment of 
damages to the property, but that no claim was presented on account 
of rent; it is not alleged' that the claim for damages was not paid, and 



28 * LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

as this claim is not for damages, the presumption is that the damage 
chxim was paid; the court does not find how long the building was 
occupied, but finds that the reasonable value of the use and occupa- 
tion was $215. (S. 263, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

South Carolina, 

82. Baptist Church, of Beaufort. Referred in 1906; loyalty found 
in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this building are not 
given; the court finds that during the war, and, according to the 
petition, from November, 1862, until the summer of 1863 the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession 
of this church building and used the same for hospital purposes for a 
period of about 18 months and damaged it; that the reasonable rental 
value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $2,200; this is a 
large amount to appropriate for the use and occupation of a church 
without a scintilla of evidence in placing before Congress facts with 
reference to the size of the building, how long it stood, the condition 
it was in when the Army took possession of it, and its value. (S. 45, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

S3. St. Helena Episcopal Church, of Beaufort. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1910; the age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, and, accord- 
ing to the petition, on or about November, 1862, the military forces of 
the United States took possession of this church building and used and 
occupied the same for hospital or other purposes and damaged it, 
but the findings do not show how long the building was occupied; 
we are left to conjecture; the court finds that the reasonable rental 
value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $1,150, but 
absolutely no facts are shown or disclosed as to the character and 
value of the building for the use of which so large a sum' is claimed. 
(S. 297, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

84. Trinity Protestant Episco])al Cliurch, on Edisto Island. 
Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; the age, character, size, 
and quality of this building not shown. The court finds tliat during 
the war, and, according to the petition, commencing about March, 
1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of and occupied this building; that the reasonable 
rental value of the same, together with incidental damage, was the 
sum of $1,200; the findings do not show for how long a period this 
church building was occupied, and absolutely no information is 
reported concerning the condition, size, age, and quality of the build- 
ing; a large sum for rental is found without any evidence or details 
and material facts being presented to support it. (S. 205, 59th 
Cong., 2d sess.) 

8.5. Mount Zion Society, of Fairfield County. Referred in 1903; 
loyalty found in 1906; the property involved in this case appears to 
be property used for the Mount Zion College, owned by a society 
organized in 1777 for the purpose of the education and maintenance 
of such j)oor and helpless orphans and indigent children as the mem- 
bers of the society might judge to be proper objects of the charity 
intended ; the society owned about 30 acres of land, upon which stood 
a large main college building with three wings substantially built, three 
stories high, and containing recitation rooms and paraphernalia and 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 29 

incidentals of the college, with numerous dormitories for lodging 
and boarding pupils, the residence of the principal and his family, 
also some outbuildings used as recitation rooms. The court finds 
that during the war, and according to the petition, about February 
20, 1865, the military forces of the United States took possession of 
these premises and used and occupied the buildings and the land for 
military purposes; the findings do not disclose for how long a period 
the property was so used ; it is claimed in the petition that the occu- 
pation lasted from February, 1865, until the latter part of 1867, 
except short and immaterial interventions; no damage to the prop- 
erty, not a single detail, is shown; the court finds that the reasonable 
value of the occupation w-as the sum of S6,000; but it seems remark- 
able that the court should omit to re])ort to Congress the length of 
time during which it w^as occupied. (S. 136, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

86. German Lutheran Church, of Orangeburg. Feferred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not given. The court finds that during the war the military 
forces of the Ignited States, by proper authority, took possession of 
this church building and used the same for hospital purposes from 
about June, 1865, to March 20, 1866. and that tlie reasonable value of 
the use and occupation, including incidental damage, w^as tlie sum 
of $983.33; no facts are presented showing how old the building was, 
what condition it was in, and no damage was specified, not in a 
single detail. (H. 708, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

Tennessee. 

87. Missionary Baptist Church, of Antioch. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1908; this building is described as a well-constructed 
brick building about 40 by 60 feet, with abasement. The court finds 
that during the war the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession of the building and occupied the 
same during intervals from the spring of 1862 until the close of the 
war, as quarters, and damaged the same; that the reasonable rental 
value of the building, together with incidental damage, was the sum 
of S600; this claim was presented to the Quartermaster General 
August 31, 1867, and was rejected by him on the ground that the 
majority of the congregation was not loyal; no damages are specified 
in any detail, and we are left in the dark entirely as to the character 
and age of the building. (S. 382, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

88. Baptist Church, of Bolivar, Hardeman County. Referred in 
1903; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a sub- 
stantial t^rick edifice, w^ell furnished. The court finds that during the 
war, and according to the petition, from 1862 or 1863 to 1863 or 1864, 
the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the 
use of the Army, took possession of this building and used it for about 
two years as a smallpox hospital, at the end of which time it was acci- 
dentally burned ; that the use and occupation and damage, including 
destruction of the building, was $3,400; in this case an appropriation 
is suggested for the value of the building, which was burned down by 
an accident. (S. 181, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

89. Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Charleston, 
Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and 
quality of this building not given, except that the petition states that 



30 • LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

it was erected about 1860 and was in good condition. Tlie court finds 
that during the war, and according to the petition, in the fall of 1864, 
the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took 
possession of this building and occupied it as a hospital and store- 
fiouse; the findings do not state for how long, but the petition says for 
three or four months; no damage in any detail is specified; the court 
finds that the reasonable rental value of the church, including inci- 
dental damage, was the sum of $530; a claim for this rent was pre- 
sented to tlie Quartermaster General under the act of July 4, 1864, 
and was disallowed because claimant was not able to present sufficient 
proof; the claim then slept until its reference to the Court of Claims 
in 1904. (S. 261, eOth Cong., 1st sess.) 

90. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Charleston. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; the building is described as a well- 
constructed brick church building about 35 by 60 feet, with a tower. 
The court finds that the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this building and occupied and used the 
same for storing military supplies, and other purposes; the finding 
gives no dates, not even the year, although the petition states that it 
was occupied from December, 1863, to Mav, 1865; no damages in a 
single detail are shown in the findings of the court, although in the 
petition it is claimed that certain damages were done to the building; 
the court finds that the reasonable rental value of the property during 
the occupancv, including incidental damage, was the sum of $960. 
(S. 161, 60th 'Cong., 1st sess.) 

91. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Chattanooga. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not described. The court finds that during the war the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proj:)er authority, took possession 
of this building in September, 1863, and used and occupied it for a 
hospital until the close of the war, and damaged it; the damages are 
not specified in the findings in any respect; that the reasonable value 
of such use and occupation, including incidental damage, was the sum 
of $1,800; this claim was presented to the Quartermaster General 
under the act of July, 1864, and disallowed because the evidence was 
insufficient to support: it; no further action was taken after that time 
until its reference in 1904. (S. 141, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

92. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Chattanooga. 
Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; this building is described 
as a very large and costly brick structure, worth about $25,000. The 
court finds that during the war — no dates, not even the year being 
given in the fuidings, but according to the petition, from 1863 to the 
end of the war — the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, used and occupied this church for hospital purposes and 
damaged the same to the extent of $3,640, which was paid by the 
Government through the Quartermaster's Department; no claim 
was made at the time for anv rent whatever; the court finds that the 
reasonable rental value, including damages, was the sum of $1,500, 
but this claim for rent was not presented when the claim for damages 
was presented and was allowed to sleep from the end of the war 
until its reference to the Court of Claims in 1908. (S. 91, 61st Cong., 
1st sess.) 

93. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Clarksville. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1900; the age, size, character, and quality of 



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this building not given. The court finds tliat during tlie war the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession 
of this building and used and occupied me same for military purposes 
until about May, 1865. In other words, it gives the date when the 
occupation terminated, but it does not give the chite when the occu- 

Bation began; the petition claims that the occupation began in 
>ecember, 1802; the court finds that the reasonable value of the use 
and occupation, including incidental damage, is the sum of $1,200; 
the claim was presented to the Quartermaster General under the act 
of July 4, 1864, and was disallowed on the ground that a majority of 
the members were disloyal; no damages specified in a single detail, 
and we are not furnished with any facts which will enable Congress 
to form an opinion as to the age of this buikUng, how long it had 
stood, its character, and its quality. (S. 281, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

94. Methodist Episcopal Cliurch, of Cleveland. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1905. The court fintls that this was a brick building, 
but does not give its age or size; the court also finds that during the 
war, without giving any chite or year, the troops of the United States 
took possession of this building and used it as a hospital and later as 
a place for the storage of goods; that the building was greatly dam- 
aged, and that thereafter the bricks of which it was constructed 
were removed in wagons and used by the troops in camp; that the 
use and occupation, incluchng damages for the destruction of the 
building, w^as reasonably worth $3,000; the age of the building is a 
very important element to be considered, and it is not found; this 
claim was presented to the Quartermaster General and rejected on 
May 1, 1866. (S. 73, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

95. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Clifton. Referred in 
1903; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not described. The court finds that during the war and, 
according to the petition, January 1, 1864, the military forces of the 
United States took possession of this building and used and occupied 
it for military purposes; the findings do not show the length of time 
during which it was occupied, but the petition states that it was 
occupied until the following August; no damages in a single detail 
are reported and no facts are presented giving a description of the 
building, its age, etc.; the court finds the reasonable rental value, 
including incidental damage, to be the sum of $980; scant facts upon 
which to base an appropriation. (S. 272, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

96. St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Columbia. Re- 
ferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and qual- 
ity of this buikhng are not described. The court finds that cku'ing the 
war the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this church buihHng antl used the same at various 
times from July 1, 1862, to May 31, 1865, as a hospital and for 
barracks and damaged it; it does not give any of the details regard- 
ing damages; that the use and occupation, together with the chiniage, 
was the reasonable sum of $3,120; this is a largo sum to ask when the 
court had not made any fincUng as to the size, character, quality, and 
age of the building. (H. 636, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

97. Boiling Fork Baptist Church, of Cowan. Referred in 1 906 ; loy- 
alty found in 1907. Tliis church was destroyed and was inadvertently 
omitted from the list of churches wdiich were destroyed. This building 
is described as a brick building 30 ])y 60 feet, one and one-half stories 



32 ' LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

high. The court finds that during the war and in the fall of 1863 
the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, tore 
down this building and used the bricks for erecting chimneys and 
brick ovens, and that the material was then and there reasonably 
worth the sum of SI, 310. (S. 138, 60th Cono-., 1st sess.) 

98. Mill Creek Baptist Church, of Davidson County. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the age, size, character, and quality 
of this building not given. The court finds that during; the war and 
according to the petition from the fall of 1862 until May, 1865, 
the military forces of the United States took possession of this build- 
ing and used it for commissary and other purposes for a period of 
about 31 months; the extent and character of any damages are not 
shown by the findings in a single detail; the court finds that the use 
and occupation, together with incidental damage, was reasonably 
worth the sum of $1,650, but no information or facts are reported 
to Congress as to the age of the building, its size, its condition, or 
quality upon which to make an appropriation of this large sum. 
(S. 176, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

99. Trustees of the Christian Church, of Franklin. Referred in 
1907; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war the military 
forces of the Ignited States, by propei* authority, took possession of 
this church building and used and occupied the same as a hospital 
and for other purposes and damaoed the same; no date, not even 
the year, is given, although the petition states that it was in Novem- 
ber, 1864; the lengtli of time it was occupied not shown; it may have 
been only one day, or it may have been a year; the court does not 
describe in any detail any damage to the building, but finds the 
value of the use and occupation and incidental damage to be $620; 
whether this was a good church building or an old tumble-down 
affair does not appear, and it seems like acting upon a mere con- 
jecture to appropriate $620 upon such a state of facts. (S. 264, 
eOtJi Cong., 1st sess.) 

100. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Franklin. Referred 
in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of 
this building not shown. The court finds that during the war (no 
date given, not even the year, but. according to the petition, it 
was in March, 1862) the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession of this church building and occu- 
pied the same for about two years for hospital purposes and bar- 
racks; the coui't finds that the reasonable value therefor, including 
incidental damage, was the sum of $875; but, again, it is strange that 
no facts are reported to show^ to Congress what kind of a building 
this was. Had it stood there for 50 years or 5 years or 1 year? 
How much was it worth? We are led to guess in regard to all this, 
and yet the sum of $875 is required to satisfy the claim. (S. 36, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

101. Missionary Baptist Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1908; 
loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and quality of this build- 
ing are not shown. The couri finds that during the war (no dates, 
not even the year, being mentioned, but, according to the petition, 
about the fall of 1862) the military forces of the United States, by 
pioper authority, took possession of this church building and used 
and occupied the same for a hospital and other purposes and dam- 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 33 

aged the same; no lenoth of time is given nor named eithei- in tlie 
findings or in the petition. Was it for 24 hours or 24 montlis? 
Was it for 1 year or 4 years ? Who knows ? Wliat kind of a 
building was this ? Had it stood there for a generation or for only 
a brief time? It seems that some facts throwing light upon these 
things should be given before Congress appropriates the sum of 
$660 to pay rent upon the building. " (S. 12, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 

102. Presbyterian Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1906; loyalty 
found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this building not 
shown. The court finds that during the war, no year or date being 
named, but according to the petition, in November, 1864, the mili- 
tary forces of the ITnited States tcok possession cf this churcJi build- 
ing jibout the time of the Battle of Franklin and occupied it for 
hospital purposes for about two months, removing therefrom the 
pews, pulpit, and other furnishings, which were materially damaged; 
that the walls of the building were also damaged, and the court finds 
that the rental value of the buildmg, together with the damage done, 
was the sum of $800. Again we are left in the (lark as to the age of 
this building and character, material facts necessary to intelligent 
action. (S. 40, 60tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

103. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Franklin. Referred in 1902; 
the court finds in regard to loyalty that the number of wardens and 
vestrymen of this church is not sJiown; but that it is shown that a 
majority of them were not loyal to the Government of the United 
States through the war and that two of them served in the Confed- 
erate Ai-my; that the last official act of the wardens and vestrymen 
prior to the war was in 1859, as shown by their minutes, and that no 
other official action appears until 1869; the age, size, character, and 
quality of this building not described; the court finds that during the 
war, no dates, not even the year, being given, but according to the 
petition, in March, 1863, the militar}- forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession and occupied this building, but it 
is not shown how long it was occupied. Was it for 24 hours, 24 days, 
24 months, or several years ? All that is left to mere conjecture. 
What kind of a building was this ? Was it a half century old or 
was it a new building ? Was it frame or brick ? Was it large or 
small ? Was it in good condition or was it a tumble-down build- 
ing ? All this is left to conjecture, and in addition we are informed 
that the majority of the wardens and vestrymen of this church was 
disloyal, part of them serving in the Confederate Army. We are also 
informed that the church buildmg was not occupied for a period of 
10 years, from 1859 to 1869, and yet a finding is made that the rental 
value is $2,450, a very large sum of money for Congress to appropri- 
ate upon so scant a showing as is presented in this case. (S. 4, 58th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

104. Germantown Baptist Church, of Shelb}" County. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, giving no 
dates, not even the year, but according to the petition, in July, 1863, 
the military forces of the United States took possession of this build- 
ing and used the same as a hos])ital, but the length of time it was so 
used is not shown and is not specified in any manner in the petition. 
The court further finds tiiat the military forces tore down the church 

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building, but it does not say that it was done by order or authority, 
and that the materials taken therefrom were used by the United 
States Army. It finds that the reasonable value of the building at 
tiie time was $1,250. No claim was ever presented to any depart- 
ment of the Government for it prior to this reference in 1904, a period 
of at least 40 years. Absolutely no description of the builcling is 
given. (S. 275, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

105. Cumberland University, of Lebanon. Referred in 1903; loy- 
altyfound in 1906. Thecourt finds that during the war, no dates being 
given, but according to the petition, in 1862-1S64, the military forces 
of the [Tnited States, by ])roper authority, took possession of the 
buildings and grounds owned by the Cumberland University and used 
and occu])ied the same for military purposes. The petition describes 
the buildings and claims that the university building was 3 stories 
high, 150 feet long with wings at the end 50 feet deep, well-equipped 
dormitories, classrooms, laboratories, society halls, and other con- 
veniences and appurtenances ; that it had a library well stocked Avith 
books, and was surrounded by 20 acres of grounds set in bluegrass, 
w'th shade trees; the court finds that the rental value of the univer- 
sity building and grounds during the time they were occupied, and 
the incidental damage done, was the sum of $8,000: it also finds that 
there was destruction to the buildings by the Confederates; the peti- 
tion charges that while the buikhngs were occupied by Federal troops 
they destroyed the bluegrass by cutting trenches and throwing up 
breastworks through the grounds, and that they destroyed the 
entire furnishings of the buildings and scattered the library; that 
when the Feeleral troo])s left the premises the Confederate soldiers 
completed the destruction by burning what was left by the Federals. 
It seems rather strange that no claim was presented to any de])art- 
meiit of the Government until the reference by Congress to the Court 
of (Haims of this claim in 1903, nearly 40 years afterwards. Where 
buildings were occupied by Confederate soldiers and destroyed by 
Confederate soldiers, having been occupied previously by soldiers of 
the United States, it is rather speculative to fix any particular amount 
as damage done by the troops of the United States. (S. 288, 59th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

106. First Baptist Church, of Memi)his. Referred first under the 
Bowman Act in 1891, but not completed under that act; referred 
again by the Fifty-eighth Congress; loyalty found in 1906; this build- 
ing is described in the ])etition as a substantially constructed bri'k 
building about 50 by 68 feet, with a large audience room and basement 
under the same; also upon the same ground a pastor's studv and a 
certain dwelling house containing two rooms and an attic. Thecourt 
finds that during the war, no date named, not even the year, the 
military forces of the United States, by pro]jer authority, took pos- 
session of these buildings and used and occupied the same for a period 
of about 12 months; the court does not find that any damage was 
done, but that the rental value was the sum of $1,200. (S. 224, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

107. Union University, of Miirfreesboro. Referred in 1904; loy- 
alty found in 1906; the buildings of this university are not described 
in the findings of the court nor in the petition. The court finds that 
during the war, without naming any dates, not even the year, but 
according to the petition it was in the spring of 1862, the military 



LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 35. 

I'orcos of the United States by proper authority took possession of the 
university buikUng- and used the same for hospital purposes; it does 
not show the length of time it was used, but the court finds that the 
reasonable rental value of the building during the period it was so 
occupied, including necessary repairs, was the sum of $5,474; the 
court also finds that when the forces took possession there w'as a 
library of valuable books in the building, belonging to the university, 
worth the sum of $6,500; also, that there was in thie building at that 
time philosophical and chemical apparatus reasonably worth" the sum 
of $1,750; the court further hnds that at the same time, between the 
occupation of the buildmgs by the military forces of the United States 
and before the time the same were finally vacated, $500 worth of 
the books disappeared, but that the evidence does not establish to 
the satisfaction of the court who took these books from the librarv; 
also that about the time the buildings were being vacated by the 
military forces of the United States the contents of these buildings, 
embracing books reasonably worth the sum of $6,000 and philoso])h- 
ical and chemical apparatus reasonably worth the sum of $1,700 were 
depredated upon and taken away by an Iowa Cavalry regiment ; 
this does not appear to have been done through or under any order, 
and apparently was the depredation of individual soldiers: the court 
also reports that the evidence in the case does not establish to the 
satisfaction of the court what disposition was made of the books and 
chemical and philosophical apparatus; also that it does not appear to 
the satisfaction of the court upon competent evidence that the prop- 
erty so taken was taken for the use of the United States or that the 
value of the books claimed was worth $6,000, or that the philosophical 
and chemical apparatus and books were used by the Ai'mv ; the court 
practically finds none of the items sustained, except the reasonable 
rental value of the building at $5,474, but this claim does not appear 
to have been presented until its reference in 1904, about 41 years after 
the use and occupation occurred. (S. 150, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

108. University of Nashville. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 
1908; the buildings of the university are described as large, exten- 
sive, and expensive, one being of stone, two stories high, 50 by 150 
feet; another of brick, 50 by 150 feet, three stories high, and contain- 
ing about 65 rooms ; another of brick, about 30 by 100 feet, two stories 
high; also 20 acres of highly improved grounds surrounding it; the 
court finds that from February 12, 1862, to September 11, 1865, the 
military forces of the United wStates, by proper authority, for the use 
of the Amiv, occupied and used these buildings and grounds and dam- 
aged the same, and that the reasonable rental value, together with 
incidental damage, was the sum of $7,300. This claim was never 
])resented to any department of the Government prior to its pre- 
sentation to Congress and reference to the Court of Claims in 1907, 
at least 42 years after the use and occupation occurred. (S. 339, 60th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

1 09. Mount Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Noiens- 
ville. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1909; size, character, and 
quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, rio dates, not even the year being named, the military forces of 
the United States by jn-oper authority took possession of this chiu'ch 
building and occupied it, but it does not show for what lengtli of 
time and does not show any specification or detail in regard to 



36 LIST OF WAK CLAIMS. 

any damago done to it, and finds the reasonable rental value to be 
.S'390, without any facts in regard to the size, age, and character of 
the building upon which to base a judgment on the part of Congress. 
(S. 9, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 

110. Cumberland Presbyterian ( hurcli, of Pulaski. Referred in 
1906: loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quahty of this 
huihhng not shown. The court finds that (hiring the war the military 
forces of the United States by proper authority took possession of 
this church building about Novembei-, 1863, and used the same for 
military purposes until the summer of 1864; that the reasonalde 
value of the use and occupation, together with incirlental damage, 
was the sum of S700; here again we are left in the dark as to how 
old a building was occupied; how large it was; what condition it 
was in — verv little upon which to base an ajjjjropriation for S700. 
(H. 751, o9th Cong., 2d sess.) 

111. Metiiodist Episcopal ( huich vSouth, of Saulsbury. Referred 
ill 1903; loyalty found in 1904; the age, size, cliaracter, and quahty 
of the buikhng not shown. The court finds that this church was 
burned down by Federal soldiers in the month of November, 1863, a 
regiment having passed through the town of Saulsbury the day of 
the burning. It does not appear that any order was given by any 
officer to destroy the building; that the reasonable value of the 
church at the time was S2,200; the court does not find definitely 
who burned this building, nor is it delinitely found tlvat it was burned 
under the order of any officer; the court further finds that before 
this building was destroyed it had been used by the United States 
foices as sleeping quarters, but does not find that this was done 
under authority or unck^- any order of any officer, and that the rea- 
sonable rental value of the church for that period was the sum of 
$240. The court finds that the building was not in the occupation 
of the United States at the time it was burned. (S. 229, 58th Cong., 
2d sess.) 

112. Washington College. lieferred in 1906; loyalty found in 
] 906; age. size, character, and quality of the buikhng not shown. The 
court finds that during the war, but names no dates, not even the 
year, but according to the j)etition, it was in the fall of 1863, the 
military foices of the United States by proper- authority took pos- 
session of the college building and grounds of Washington College 
and used and owupied the same for military purposes; it is not 
shown for how long a period the same were occupied and does not 
show in any specification or detail how the property was damaged; 
the buildings are not described, age and condition not given, but the 
court finds that the reasonable rental value (hiring the j)eriod of 
occupancy, inchuhng the necessary lepairs, was the sum of $4,200; 
no claim was ever presented to any officer or (k'j)artment of the 
(iroveinment prior to the reference to this court in 1903, a period of 
af)()ut 40 years. Certainly Congress should June some infoi-mation 
as to how long this building had been stan(hng, its size and condition, 
and for how long a time it was occuj)ied, before making an appr<»- 
priation of $4,200. (H. 635, 59th C(mg., 1st sess.) 

113. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Waveriy. Referred in 
1906; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, without 
giving any dates, not even the year, but according to the petition 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 37 

it was, from the fall of 1S63 until the spring of lS6o. in the possession 
of the military forces of the United States by proper authority and 
that the same was used for quarters for housing troops; that the 
reasonable rental value of said property during saitl period, together 
with incidental (himage. was the sum of SI. 040: here again Con- 
gress is left without any specification of facts in regard to the char- 
acter, age, and qualitv of the building fen- whicli a large rental is 
asked. '(S. 159. 60th Cong.. 1st sess.) 

114. Eutlora Baptist Church, of White Station. Referred in 1900: 
loyalty fountl in 190S; age, size, character, anil quality of this build- 
ing not shown, except that in the j)etition it states that the trustees 
owned certain lan.d upon which were situated two church buildings; 
that one was a substantial frame structure, erected a short time 
before the beginning of the war and used by the members of the 
church as a house of worship; that the other had been erected about 
10 years before anil was used as a place of worship for .the colored 
people: the court finils that during the war. without giving any 
dates, the military forces of the United States took possession, of 
these buildings and used and occupied the new building for about 
a year ami a half for a hospital and greatly damaged the same: that 
the forces tore down and destroyed the church and used the matt^- 
rials in constructing quarters and for fuel: that the reason.able rental 
value of the newer building and the value of the old builtling was 
the sum of Sl,29o: the claim was presented to the Quartermaster 
General and rejected because of insufficient proof of the loyalty of 
the owners; in 1S87, a claim was referred to the Court of Claims by 
Co'^gress. but nothing was done under that reference: it was again, 
referred in 1900. (S^ 97. 61st Cong.. 1st sess.) 

VlKC;iMA. 

11,3. Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church, near Aklie. Loudon 
County. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907: age. size, char- 
acter, ami C[uality of this building not shown. The court finds that 
during the war, but giving no dates, not even the vear. but accord- 
in.g to the petition., at various times during the years 1862-63. the 
limitary forces of the United States took possession of this church 
building by proper authority and used the same as barracks and 
damaged it; the len.gth of time during which it was used not shown; 
n.o damages in a single detail are specified: what sort of a church 
building it was is left to conjecture: reasonable rental value reportetl 
to be S275. (S. 149. 60th Cong.. 1st sess.) 

116. Alfred Street Baptist Church, of Ale.xamlria. Referreil in 
1905: loyalty found iv 1906: age, character, size, and quality of this 
building not shown; it was a church building used by the coloreil 
people: the court finds that during the war. no dates given, not even 
the year, but according to the petition, iluring the summer of 1861, 
the military forces of the United States by proper authority took 
possession, of this church building and occupietl it for military pur- 
poses, but no length of time during which it was occupieil is given; 
that the reasonable rental value, inchuling incidental rejiairs, ^^•as 
the sum of 8900: we have n.o facts showing whether the building 
itself was worth 8!)00 or only S25. lunther are there an.y facts showing 
whether it was occupied live minutes or five years. (S. 306. 59th 
Coni;.. 1st sess.) 



38 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

117. First Baptist Church, of Alexandria. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character and quality of this building 
are not shown. The court finds that during the war the mihtary forces 
of the United States, by proper authority, took possession and occu- 
pied this church buihhng from May, 1862, until the close of the war 
for hospital purposes and damaged the same, but the character and 
nature of the damages are not given in a single detail; neither are 
any facts reported to show what sort of a church building it was, how 
old it was, its quality, or size; yet the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $3,900. 
(S. 98, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

1 18. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Alexandria. Referred in 1908 ; 
loyalty found in 1909; it is claimed that this church building, apart 
from the grounds upon which it stood, was reasonably worth the 
sum of $29,000; that there was a lecture room, which, with the 
ground on which it stood, was worth $2,700, and a parsonage which 
was worth $3,000. The court finds that during the war, without giving 
any dates, tlie military forces of the United States, by proper autlior- 
ity, occupied these buildings for a hospital, and according to the 
petition, it was so occupied from the 10th of February, 1862, to the 
24th day of May, 1865; the court finds that the rental value of the 
property for the period named was the sum of $2,000; the court finds 
that the trustees of this church presented a claim to the Quarter- 
master General for damages done, and the damages were paid for in 
the sum of $1,094.30, but that no claim for rent was ever presented 
to any department of the Government until its reference by the 
Sixtieth Congress in 1908, 43 years after the occupation ceased. 
(S. 285, 61st tong., 2d sess.) 

119. Washington Street Methodist Episcojjal Church, of Alexan- 
(hia. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character; 
and quality of this building not given. The court fimls that during the 
war this building was occupied by the military forces of the United 
States under proper authority for the use of the Army for hospital 
purposes from January 6, 1862, until the close of the war, and that the 
reasonable value of the use and occupation, including incidental chim- 
age, was the sum of $4,600; no facts are ])resented showing tlie char- 
acter, size, quality, or age of this building, and such facts are a})so- 
lutely necessary to enable Congress to determine whether or. not the 
amount asked for rent is reasonable. (S. 97, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

120. Grace Episcopal Church, of Berryville. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1909 ; age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not given; the court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the 
year being given, but according to the petition, about April 2, 1864, 
the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took 
possession of this chiu'ch building and occupied the same for quarters 
and damaged it; the length of time during which it was occupied is 
not given; no damages are shown in any detail or extent whatever; 
the court finds the reasonable rental value, with incidental damage, 
to be the sum of $650, but as the age, size, character, and cjuality 
of the building are not given, the facts presented to Congress u|)on 
which to act are indeed very scant. (S. 11, 61st Cong., 1st sess ) 

121. Zoar Ba])tist Church, of Bristersburg. Referred in 1904; loy- 
alty found in 1900; age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not shown. The court finds that (kuing the war, no dates, not even 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 39 

the year being given, bnt, according to the petition, in tlie spring of 
18(i2 the mihtary forces of the United States, by pro])er authority, 
took possession of this church building and used and occupied the 
same for hospital pur])oses. The court does not say for what length 
of time nor report that any damage is done, except to find that the 
cost to restore said church to the conthtion in which it was when the 
forces took possession of it was the sum of $700. The extent of the 
(hiniage is not given in a single detail or specification; the character 
and quality of the buihUng not shown. Was it 1 month old or 100 
years old ? No answer. Was it occupied for one week or for five 
years? No answer. Was it worth $100 or $700, the amount of rent 
reported? All is left to conjecture. (S. 291, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

122. Westover Church, of Charles City County. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this buihfing 
not shown. The court finds that (huing the war, no dates given, the 
military forces of the United States, by ])ro])er authority, took ])osses- 
sion of this church buikUng and occu])ied the same for about one month 
in 1S62 and damaged the same by tearing out the floors, pews, and 
other woodwork; that the lental value, together with the necessary 
repairs, was the sum of $750. This buikhng is not described; its age 
and quality are not given. (PI. 315, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

123. Baptist Church, of Culpeper. Referred in 1904; loyalty found 
in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. 
The court finds that durino; the war, gi^ang no dates, not even the year, 
but, accorcUng to the petition, it was about July, 1862, the military 
forces of the United States took possession of this church building and 
used and damaged the same; the length of time it was occupied not 
given. The nature and extent of any (himage done is not described 
in a single detail. We are left entirely in the chirk as to the age of this 
buihfing, its concfition, or quality, and the court finds that the use, 
occupation, and (himage was reasonablv worth the sum of $750. (S. 
391, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

124. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Culpeper County. 
Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and 
c[uality of tlfis buihfing not shown. The court finds that (fining the 
war, no date, not even the year being given, but, according to the peti- 
tion, in August, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by 
])ro]>er authority, took ])ossession of this church buihfing and used and 
occupied it for military purposes. The length of time of occupation 
is not rep(Mted by the court in its findings; neither is any description 
of the buihfing, its age, its size, its quahty, or its value; but the court 
finds that the reasonable rental value, with incidental (himage, was the 
sum of $1,850. It seems strange that no facts should be reported in 
the fin(fings of the court to enlighten Congress in connection with an 
appropriation of this amount of money. (S. 460, 59th Cong., 1st 
sess.) 

125. St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Culpeper 
County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; the age, size, 
character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds 
that (hn-ing the war, no dates, not even the year, being given, either 
in the findings or in the petition, the military forces of the United 
States, by proper authority, for the use of the Army, took possession 
of this church building and occuj)ied it at various times and damaged 
it; the court does not find a single specification or detail concern- 



40 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

ing the character or extent of any damage and does not fix any hnigth 
of time whatever of occu])ancy; no information whatever is reported 
concerning the age, size, condition of the building, and nature; and 
yet, without presenting any such facts to Congress, the court finds 
that the use and occupation and incidental damage to the property 
was worth the sum of $1,000. (S. 32, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

126. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Cul])eper County. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a 
frame building, cemented on the outside and plastered on the inside. 
25 by 40 feet. Its age is not given, but its value is stated to have 
been $1,200. The court finds tliat during the war and in the fall of 
1863-64 the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this building and occupied it for military purposes, 
and that on account of such use and occupation the building was 
totally destroyed; that its reasonable value was the sum of $700. 
(S. 27, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

127. Cavalry Episcopal Church, of Dinwiddle Court H()us(\ 
Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, character, size, and 
quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the 
war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the 
petition, about the 1st of April, 1865, the military forces of the 
United States, by proper authority, took ])ossession of this building 
for the use of the Army and occupied it for hospital purposes; 
that the reasonable rental value of the building, together with inci- 
dental damage, was the sum of $520; the length of time that the 
building was occupied is not shown, and no facts whatever are pre- 
sented to show to Congress the age, size, character, and ([ualitv of 
the building. (S. 243, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

128. Trustees of the Liberty Church, of Dranesville. iloferred in 
1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality 
of this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no 
dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, 
about January 1, 1863, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession of and occupied this building; 
that the reasonable rental value, together with incidental damage, 
was the sum of $700; no length of time during which the buiUling 
was occupied is shown, and absolutely no facts as to the value, 
character, and quality of the building are presented. (S. 240, 59th 
Cong., 1st sejs.) 

129. Makemie Presbyterian Church, of Drummondtown. Referred 
in 1903; loyalty found in 1907; the age, size, character, and cjuality 
of this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no 
dates, not even the year being given, but, according to the petition, 
from some time in 1861, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession ancl occupied this building at various 
times for military quarters and damaged the same; the extent and 
character of any damage is not descril)ed in any detail whatever; the 
length of time the building was occupied is not specified, and whether 
the building was of an age, character, and quality having a rental 
value is not shown; simply the conclusion of the court is given that 
the rental value, with incidental damage, was the sum of $400. 
(S. 50, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

130. Trustees of the Metliodist Episco[)al Church, of Drummond- 
town. Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1907; age, .size, character 



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and quality of the building not shown. The court hnds that during the 
war the military forces of the United States took possession of thi- 
church building and used and occupied the same at various times 
from July 1, 1863, until the year 1865; that the use and occupation, 
together \\dth incidental damage, was the sum of S300, but no descrijv 
tion of the building or its age is reported. (S. 139, 60th Cong., 1st 
sess.) 

131. Union Church, of Falmouth, deferred in 1904; loyalty found 
in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building not given. 
The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the year being 
given, but, according to the petition, in A})ril, 1862, the military forces 
of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this 
church and used and occupied it for a hospital for a period of about 
four months: that by reason of its occu})anc3' repairs were necessary, 
and that the reasonable value of the use and occupation was the sum 
of $750; al)solutely no description of the building, its size, or the age 
is given. (S. 31, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

132. Andrew Chai)el, Methodist E])iscopal Church South, of Fairfax 
C(»unt3\ Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that 
during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but, according 
to the petition, during the winter of 1862-63, the military forces of 
the United States, b}" j)ro|)er authorit}^, took possession of this cIuutIi 
building and used and occupied tlie same for quarters and damaged it : 
the length of time during which it was occupied not given; neither is 
any description of the iniilding, its age, size, quality, and cliaracter 
shown, but tlie court finds that the reasonable value of its use 
and occuj)ation, including incidental damage, was the sum of $450. 
(S. 334, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

133. Grove Baptist Church, of Fauquier County. Referred in 1 905 ; 
loyalty found in 1 906 ; age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not given . The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the 
year being given, but, according to the petition, during the years 
1862-63, the military forces of the United States, by j)roper authority, 
for the use of the Army, took possession of and occupied this church 
building; the length of time during which it was occui)ied not 
shown, and no facts are presented by the court in regard to the con- 
dition of the building, its size, its age, or its value; but the court finds 
tJiat the reasonable value of the building, together with the incidental 
damage, was the sum of $600. (S. 463, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

134. Mount Horeb Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Fau- 
([uier County. Referred in 1904: loyalty found in 1904; age, size, 
character, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds 
that during the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but 
according to the petition, in the fall of 1862 the military forces of 
the United States, for the use of the Army by proper authority, took 
possession of this building and used it; the court does not find how 
long it was used, nor the value, size, and quality of the building, but 
reports that the reasonable rental value of the building, including 
incidental damage, was the sum of $150. (S. 85, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

135. Mount Zion Church of United Brethren, of Frederick County. 
Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as 
a church building about 33 by 43 feet, in good repair and condition. 
The court finds that during the war. no dates, not even the year being 



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42 * LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

ii;iven, but according; to the petition, in the fall of 1864, the military 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
this building and used and occupied the same; the length of time 
during which it was used not given, and no facts are reported show- 
ing the value of the building, except as above stated; the court finds 
that the reasonable rental value of the building, including incidental 
damage, was the sum of $800; certainly before a large sum of this 
kind is paid as rent, some information should be given to Congress in 
regard to the length of time the building was occupied. (S. 126, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

1.36. Christian Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of the build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates being- 
given, but according to the petition, in 1862, the military forces of 
the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this church 
building and used and occupied the same as a hospital for about two 
years; that the reasonable rental value of the building during that 
period, including incidental damage, was the sum of $2,125, but 
absolutely no details are furnished in regard to the age, size, and 
([uality of the building; this information should be furnished to Con- 
gress before making an appropriation of this size for rent. (S. 38, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

137. Fredericksburg Baptist Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred 
in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of 
this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, 
not even the year being given, but according to the petition, in 1863, 
the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took 
possession of this church building and used and occupied the same 
for military purposes; the length of time during which it was occu- 
pied not shown; no description of the building, or facts in relation 
to its ([uality or character are reported to enable Congress to act 
intelligently; but the court finds that the reasonable value of the 
building, including incidental damage, was the sum of .13,000. 

■ (S. 283, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

138. Presbyterian Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 1905; 
loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and ((uality of the build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not 
even the year being given, but according to the petition, in Decem- 
ber, 1862, the military forces of the I'^nited States, by proper author- 
ity, took possession of this church building and used and occupied 
the same for a hospital; the length of time of occupation not given; 
no facts are presented in regard to the size, age, quality, or character 
of the building to enable Congress to act intelligently in appropriat- 
ing money to pay rent for it, but the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value for the use and occupation, including incidental damage, 
was the sum of $2,625. (S. 459, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

139. St. George's Episcopal Churcli, of Fredericksburg. Referred 
Vi) 1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality 
of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no 
datv's being given, not even the year, either in the finding or petition, 
the militar\^ forces of the United States, by proper autliorit}", for the 
us(» of the Army, took possession of this church building: the court 
does not find for how long a period the building was occupied, whether 
for one day or one year; no damages in a single detail are described; 



LIST OP WAR CLAIMS. 43 

the court fmds that tl)C reasoiuibie value of tlie hnihliiiii; was the 
sum of $900. (S. 244, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

140. St. jNIary's Catliolic Church, of Fredericksburg. Referred in 
1905; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of the 
builchng not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, 
ni t even the year being given, but according to the petition, in 
December, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by pn-per 
authority, took possession of this cluuvh building and used and occu- 
pi 'd the same upon two diiferent (occasions for hos})ital purposes, but 
liiO length of time occupied is not shown and no facts are presented 
;i to the size, age, and (juality of the building, to enable Ct)ngress to 
art intelligently in making an appropriation for rent; the court finds 
1 liat the reasonable value of the use and occupation, with incidental 
<uimage, is the sum of S500. (S. 314, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

141. Trustees of the Siiiloh (old site) Baptist Church, of Fred- 
ericksburg. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that dur- 
ing the war, no "dates, not even the year being given, either in the 
'Indings or in the petition, the military forces of the United States^ 
hv proper authority, took possesion of and occupied this church 
building; no damages in a single detail are specified; no facts are pre- 
sented in regard to the condition, quality, and size of the building to 
..■nable Congress to act intelligently; the" court hnds that the reason- 
able value of the building, together with incidental damage, was the 
sum of $1,500. (S. .33, 59tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

142. Ebenezer Methodist E])iscopal Church South, of Garrison- 
ville. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1900; age, size, character. 
and quality of the building" not shown. The court finds that during 
the war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to 
the petition, in the fall of 1862, the mihtary forces of the United States. 
by proper authority, for the us(> of the Army, took possession of and 
occupied this church building; the length of the time it was occupied 
not given; no description of the buikhng is reported by the court to 
(liable Congress to act intelligently; the court simply finds that tlu^ 
rental value of the building, togv-'ther with the incidental damage, 
was the sum of $600. (S. .331, 5!)th (\mg.. 1st sess.) 

143. Abingdon Protestant Episcopal Church, of (iloucester County. 
Referred in 1903; loyaltv found in 1909; the age, size, character, and 
(juality of the building iiot shown. The court fmds that during the 
war, no dates, not even the year being given, either in the petition 
or in the findings, tlie military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of the church building at various times 
and used the same for military purposes; no particular length of time 
is mentioned; no damages in a single detail specified in any manner; 
no facts presented upon which Congress may act intelligently, except 
that the court finds that the reasonabh> value of the rent, with the 
incidental damage, was the sum of $650. (S. 217. 61st Cong.. 2d sess.) 

144. Muhlenberg Evangelical Lutheran Churcli. (^f Harrisonburg. 
Referred in 1904; loyalty huuul in 1905; this building is described as 
a frame structure 35" by 50 feet, two stories in height; the siuditorium 
iiad a seating capacity of ab;)ut 400 people; was substantially built, 
painted, frescoed, and" carpeted. The court finds that during the war. 
and according to the petition, in the beginning of 1S62 the military 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took ]>ossession of 



44 . LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

this building and used it for a hospital and damaged it; that this use 
and occupation occurred at various times throughout the war, begin- 
ning in 1862; that the use and occupation, including incidental dam- 
age, was tlie reasonable sum of S925. (S. 104. 5Sth Cong., 3d sess.) 

145. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Haymarket, Prince 
William County. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, 
character, and f[uality of this building not shown. The court finds 
that during the war, no date, not even the year being given, but 
according to the petition, in the fall of 1862, the military forces of 
the United wStates by proper authority took possession of this church 
building and used and occupied the same for military purposes; the 
length of time for which it was used not given; no description of the 
building is given to Congress to enable it to act intelligently, but the 
court finds that the reasonable rental value during the time it was 
occupied including incidental damage, was $1,000. (S. 201, 59th 
C^ong., 2d sess.) 

146. Trustees of Olive Branch Christian Chuich, of James City 
(V^unty. Referred in 1908; loyalty found in 1910; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of the building not described; no date, not even 
the year is given when the use and occupation occurred; no specifica- 
tion of that sort appears in the petition. The court finds that during 
the war the United States military forces, by proper authority, took 
possession and used for "short })eriods" for military purposes the 
building described in the petition ; damages not specified in a single 
detail; the court finds the rental value to have been 1410. 
(S. 460, 61st Cong., 2d sess.) 

147. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church wSouth, of Jelfer- 
sonton. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that 
during the war the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, for the use of the Army took possession of this church 
l)uilding and used and occupied it at "various times," from 1862 
until 1865, for the transient accommodation of wounded soldiers; 
no (1 amagesin a single detail are specified ; use for ' ' transient accommo- 
dalion of wounded soldiers" might mean that once each year in the 
course of a period of six months a wounded soldier was treated for 
a very short time in tliis building; we are left in the dark as to the 
occupation of this building; the court finds the reasonable rental 
value to be $.325. (S. 277, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

148. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Kernstown. This 
ajipears to be a case where the church was destroyed and was inad- 
vertently omitted from the other list; it was referred in 1905; loyalty 
fou.nd in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the building not 
shown; the court finds that during the war, and according to the 
])etition, in the winter of 1864 the military forces of the United States, 
under Gen. Sheridan, took possession of this building for the use of 
th(> Army, and tore it down and aj^propriated the materials for the 
use of the Army; but the age, size, character, and (juality of this 
building are not shown; the court finds the value at the time of its 
removal to have been $1,600. (S. 271, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

149. Opequon Presbyterian Church, of Kernstown. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of the 
])uilding not shown. The court finds that during the war the military 
forces of the United States, by i)roper authority, took possession of 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 45 

this ])iiikling and used and occupied it for hospital purposes during 
the years 1862-1864; no damage is shown, not even in a single 
detail; without specification of facts, the court finds that the reason- 
able value of the use and occupation was the large sum of $1,750. 
(S. 37, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

150. Fletcher Chapel, of King George County. Referred in ir04: 
l()3^alty found in 1904; this building is described as a building 80 by 
4() feet, constructed of frame woodwork and in good state of re}):ur. 
The coiu't finds that in the fall of 1862 the military forces of the 
United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building 
and used and occupied it for a smallpox hospital for about six months 
and at the end of that time destroyed the building by fire to prevent 
the spread of the contagion; that the reasonable value of the build- 
ing at the time and reasonable rental value during the i)eriod it was 
oc('ui)ied was the sum of $1,500. (S. 81, 58th Cong., 3d ses .) 

151. Lambs CVeek Protestant Episcopal Church, of Kinsg George 
County. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that 
during the war, and according to the petition, in the fall of 1862, 
the United States military forces took possession of this building, by 
pro])er authority, and occupied it for military purposes, but the find- 
ings do not show for what length of time, although it is stated in tlie 
petition that it was until the spring of 1863; no facts are given with 
reference to the description of the building, its age, etc., and yet the 
court finds that the rent was worth $800; no damages specified in 
any detail whatever. (S. 224, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

152. Methodist E])iseopal Church, of Lamberts Point. Referred 
in 1903; loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of 
! he building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates, 
not even the year, being specified either in the petition or in the 
fin(hngs, the United States military foi-ces took possession of and 
used this church for military ])urposes and damaged the same; the 
length of time it was used is not given; the character of any damage 
and its extent is not specified in a single detail, and yet with no more 
information returned to Congress than this, the court finds the rea- 
sonable rental value, including incidental damage, to be $780. (H. R. 
170, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

153. Presb3'terian Church, of Lovettesville. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1907; the building is described as a substantially 
constructed brick building, but its age is not given. The court finds 
that during the war the United States military authorities took pos- 
session of this building and used it for a hospital for about three 
months; no damages are specified in a single detail; the court finds 
that the reasonable rental value was the sum of $425. (S. 273, 59^1 
Cong., 2d sess.) 

154. Presbyterian Church, of McDowell, Highland Count}*. Re- 
ferred in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and 
quality of the building not given. The court finds that during the 
war, but gives no dates, not even the year, but according to the peti- 
tion it was May 3, 1862, the military forces of the United States took 
possession of this building and used it as a hospital for four weeks; 
no damages in a single detail are specified, but the court finds that 
the damages were reasonably worth $150; the court makes no finding 
whatever as to the reasonable value of the rent; it would seem as 



46 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

though there shouUl be some s[)ecification as to the character and 
extent of the damage. (S. 170, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

155. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Marshall. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and quahty of the 
building not given. The court finds that during the war, but names no 
dates, although the petition states that on or about April 7, 1862, the 
militarj^ forces of the United States took possession of this building 
and used and occupied the same and damaged it; no length whatever 
of occupation is given; no specification of damage in any detail what- 
ever is given: absolutely nothing is presented to show the character 
and value of the building, and yet the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value was S600. (S. 226, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

156. Trustees of the Presbyterian Church, of Marshall. Referred in 
1905; loyalty found in 1906; the age, size, character, and quality of 
the building not given. The court finds that during the war, and on or 
about April, 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this building and occupied it for militaiy 
purposes, but does not give the length of time it was occupied; does 
not show that it was damaged in a single detail, and yet without any 
specifications describing the building or giving the length of time it 
was occupied, the court finds the reasonable rental value was S300. 
(S. 282, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

157. Massaponax Baptist Church, of Massaponax. Referred in 
1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quahty of the 
building not" given. The court finds that during the war, giving no 
dates, but according to the petition, about May 8, 1864, the military 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
this church building and used it for hospital purposes; no length of 
time of occupation is given; no damage in a smgle detail is specified; 
wdthout anv facts describing the building, the court finds its rental 
value to be" SI 95. (S. 312, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

158. Methodist Episcopal Chm-ch South, of Middleburg. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1910; age, size, character, and quality of 
this building not given. The court finds that during the war, giving no 
dates, not even the year, but according to the petition, during the 
winter of 1861-62, the United States military forces, by proper au- 
thority, took possession of this building and occupied the same for 
hospital and other purposes; the court does not find any length of 
time' of occupation whatever, and yet without any description of the 
building or the period of occupation it finds the rental value to be 
$195. (S. 127, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) 

159. Methodist E^piscopal Church South, of Middletown. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quahty of 
the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, 
not even the year being specified either in the petition or in the find- 
ings, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this building and used and occupied it as a hospital 
and later as a commissary depot and damaged it; length of time of 
occupation not given; character of the damages in any detail what- 
ever not shown; the description of the building is not given, and yet 
the court finds the reasonable rental value to be S851. (S. 225, 59t]i 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

160. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, of Middletown. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1905; this building is described as a substan- 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 47 

tial brick church buildmg, but its age and condition otherwise not 
shown. The court finds that during the war, without naming any date, 
not even the year, and none is specified in the petition, the mihtary 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
this buikiing and used the same for about three years and damaged it, 
and that the use and occupation, together with incidental damage, 
which is not specified in an}^ detail, was the sum of $600. (S. 124, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

161. Trustees of Roper Cliurch, of New Kent County. Referred in 
1908; loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but gives no 
dates, not even the year, neither does the petition do so, the military 
forces of the United States, by proper autliority, took possession of 
this building and used and occupied it for military purjjoses and dam- 
aged it; no peri(Kl of time is named during which it was occupied: 
no damage is specified in a single detail; absolutelv no descri])tion of 
the building is given as to its age, size, character, or quality, and yet, 
without ])resenting any facts whatever of that sort to Congress, the 
court finds tlie reasonable rental value to be $250. (S. 35, 61st Cong., 
1st sess.) 

162. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Norfolk Count}. 
Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and 
quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the 
war, but names no dates, not even the year, according to the petition, 
in the fall of 1862, the military forces of the U^nited States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this church and used it for military 
purposes; length of time during which it was occupied not found by 
the court ; no specification of damages in a single detail is shown by 
the court, but the court finds that the; soldiers cut timber from the 
premises; does not show, however, to what extent, what kind of tim- 
ber, nor its value; in the absence of any specifications of this sort, the 
court finds that the reasonable rental value during the occupancy, 
inchiding incidental damage, is $1,290. (S. 24, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

163. Downing Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Oak Hall. 
Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and 
quality of tliis building not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, no tlate given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in 
the fall of 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this building and occupied tiie same, 
but for what purpose does not appear, and the length of time it was 
occupied is not named, and no specification of damage in a single de- 
tail IS shown; al)solutely no information is reported as to the age. 
size, character, and qualitv of the building, and yet the court finds 
that the reasonable rental value is $235." (S. 265, 60th Cong., 1st 
sess.) 

164. New Hope Baptist Church, of Orange County. Referred in 
1905; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, cliaracter, and quality of this 
building not siiown. The court finds that duiing the war, no dates 
named, not even the year, but according to the petition, on Nt)vember 
26. 1863, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this building, and occupied it until November 30. 
1863, for a hospital — a period of four days; no damage in a single 
detail is shown; absolutely no facts are reported as to the quality of 
tlie l)uil(Hnir. and vet the court finds the reasonable rental value of 



48 LIST OF WAP, CLAIMS. 

t!iis four-clay occupation is tlie sum of $150. (S. 364, 60tli Cong., 
1st sess.) 

165. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Paris. Referred in 
1907; lo^'alty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quahty of the 
huihling not sJiown. The court finds tliat during the war, no dates, not 
even the year being given either in the findings or in the petition, the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took pos- 
session of this cliurch building, and used and occupied the same as a 
hospital; the length of time of occupancy not shown; no damage in 
a single detail is specified; no facts presented as to tlie kind of build- 
ing, and vet the court reports the reasonable rental value to be $200. 
(S. 2S9, eOtli Cong., 1st sess.) 

166. Merchants' Hope Protestant Episco])al Church, of Prince 
George C^ounty. Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, 
character, and qualit}- of the building )iot shown. The court finds 
that during the war, and on or about October 1, 1864, the military 
forces of the United States under the command of Gen. Grant took 
}TiOssession of the church buildings belonging to this church and occu- 
pied the same until the close of the war; }io description of the church 
building, its age, size, and quality is given; no damages to the build- 
ings are specified in a single detail ; but the court finds that the reason- 
able rental value, including incidental damage, vras the sum of $1,150. 
(S. 29, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

167. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Pungoteague. Re- 
ferred in 1908; loyalt}' found in 1908; the age, size, character, and 
quality of the building not given, except that the petition states that 
at the time it was in good condition, having been erected only a few 
years prior thereto and that at the termination of the occupancy it 
was in such a dilapidated condition that it could not be repaired and 
was a total loss. The court finds that during the war the military 
forces of the ITnited States, by })roper authority, took possession of the 
})uilding and used and occu|)ied it as headcjuarters for their troops, 
l)iit the court does not find the length of time that it was occupied, 
neither does the court find any specification as to the character and 
extent of any damages, nor report any facts in the findings as to the 
quality of the building; the court finds that the reasonable rental 
value, together with incidental damage, was the sum of $780. (S. 
624, 60th Cong., 2d sess.) 

168. St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Pungoteague. 
Referred in 1903; loyalty found in 1906; age. size, character, and 
(juality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, and according to the j)ctition, in November, 1S61, the military 
forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of 
and used and occupied for military purposes this, church building, 
and that while it was so occuj)ied the interior fittings and the walls of 
the chiuxh were removed and the materials therein used for the Army ; 
that the rental value of the church and the amount of damage done 
amount to $2,800; there is, however, an entire absence of any facts 
stating the age, size, character, and quality of the building. (S. 473, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

169. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, of Reams Station; 
referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and 
quality of this building not given. The court finds that during the 
war, but names no dates, not even the ye^ar, neither does the petition, 



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the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took 
possession of the building and used it for hospital purposes; no length 
of time during which it was used is given and no damage is specified 
in a single detail; with absolutely no information to guide Congress in 
the matter, the court finds that the reasonable rental value was $800. 
(S. 23, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

170. St. Paul's Free Church, of Routts Hills. Referred in 1905; 
loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates being 
named, not even the year, but according to the petition, in the winter 
of 1862-63, the military forces of the United States, by proper author- 
ity, took possession of this building and used and occupied it for 
military purposes ; length of time of occupancy not given ; no damages 
are specified in a single detail and vet the court finds that the reason- 
able rental value was $600. (S. 149, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

171. Wilderness Baptist Church, of Spottsylvania County. Referred 
in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of 
this building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates 
given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in May, 1863, 
the military forces of the United States took possession of this building 
and used the same for hospital purposes; findings do not state that it 
was done by authority; tlie length of time occupied is not shown; the 
court finds that repairs were necessary, and also finds the reasonable 
value of the occupancy, but does not show the extent of damages, 
nor give any details; finds that the rental value, including cost of 
repairs, was the sum of $300. (S. 227, 59tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

172. Aquia Protestant Episcopal Church, of Stafford County. 
Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and 
quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this building in the fall of 1862, and used and 
damaged it; tlie length of time it was occupied not shown; the 
nature and extent of any damage done to it not specified in a single 
detail; the age, size, character, and c|uality of the building not given 
in any manner whatever, yet the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value with incidental damage, is the sum of $1,500. (S. 43, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

173. Berea Baptist (Inu'ch, of Stafford County. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates 
given, but according to the petition, about April, 1862, the military 
forces of the United States, by j:)roper authority, for the use of the 
Army, took possession of this building and used it at "various times" 
and damaged it; does not show the length of time it was occiq)ied, 
and absolutely no facts are presented to show the age, size, and 
qualitv of the building, and vet the court reports the reasonable 
rentaf value to be the sum of $600. (S.,26, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

174. Hartwood Presbyterian Church, of Stafford County. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quaUty of 
this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, but 
names no dates, not even the year, but according to the petition, 
it was in the fall and winter of 1862-63, the military forces of the 
United States, by proper authority, took possession of and occupied 
this church for military purjwses; no lengtli of occupation is given; 

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no damages are specified b}- the court in a single detail, and yet, 
without any facts for the guidance of Congress as to the descrij)tion. 
of the building or length of time occupied, the court finds the reason- 
able rental value to be S800. (S. 239, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

175. Trustees of Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, of 
Stafford County. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, 
size, character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds 
that during tlie war, the military forces of the United States, by 
proper authority, took possession of this building and used and 
occupied the same from the fall or winter of 1S62 until the following 
spring for military purposes ; no facts in detail with reference to the 
description of the building is given, and no damage is s}:)ecified in a 
single detail, vet the court finds the rental value to be $310. (S. 316, 
59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

176. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Stephens City. Re- 
ferred in 1905; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and cjuality 
of the building not shown. The court fhids that during the war (no 
dates given), but according to the petition, in the fall of 1863, the 
military forces of the United States took possession of tliis building 
and used and occupied it as a hospital for three or four months and 
then vacated it; that while the troops were still in the vicinity near 
the church the parsonage belonging thereto was burned, but by 
whom and for what purpose does not appear; the court finds that the 
reasonable value of the church, together with the damage, was the 
sum of $500 and that the value of the parsonage was $1,300; no 
specification of damage done in a single detail is given in reference 
to the church, and certainly not sufficient ground is used for a con- 
clusion that the military forces destro^^ed the parsonage. (S. 305, 
59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

1 77 . Trinity Lutheran Church, of Stephens City. Referred in 1 905 ; 
loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war, but gives no dates, 
not even the year — according to the petition it was about October 19, 
1864 — the military forces of the United States by pro])er authority 
took possession of and occupied tliis church building; the court does 
not say for what purpose it was occupied nor the length of time and 
presents no facts whatever showing the description of the building, 
yet they fuid that the reasonable rental value and incidental damage 
was the sum of $500; absolutely no specification of damages is 
rei)orted. (S. 274, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

178. Presbyterian Church, of Strasburg. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 1906; tliis building is described as a certain substantial brick 
building; size not given; age not given. The court fuids that during 
the war (no dates given either in the petition or findings) the military 
forces of the United States by proper authority took possession of 
and occupied this building; the length of time during which it was 
occupied not given; the damages to the building not specified in a 
single detail, and yet in the absence of any specification of this char- 
acter the court finds that the reasonable value of the building was 
the sum of $730. (S. 329, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

179. First Baptist Church, of SuflFolk. Referred in 1903; loyalty 
found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of the building not 
shown. The court finds that during the war, but gives no dates — but 
according to the petition it was in Aprd, 1862 — the military forces of 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 51 

the United States took possession of this building by proper author- 
ity and used and occupied the same "at various times" as a hospital 
and barracks and damaged the same; length of time of occupation 
not given; no sj^ecification of damage in a single detail or extent 
reported; with absolutely no facts reported as to the quality of this 
building, the court finds that the reasonable rental value was $550. 
(S. 416, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

180. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Suffolk. 
Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; these church buildings are 
described as two substantially constructed brick church buildings, 
one about 45 by 65 feet, and the other about 35 by 50 feet, the value 
of the two church buildings being about $25,000; the court fuids that 
during the war, no dates being given either in the fuidings or in the 
petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of and occui)ied these tw^o church buildings. The 
court does not find that any damage whatever was done in any 
specification of details, nor give the length of time during which they 
were occupied, and yet, without reporting these material facts, the 
court fuids that the reasonable rental value, with mcidental damage, 
was the sum of $2,100. (S. 273, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

181. Providence Methodist Episcopal Church, near Suftolk. 
Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church building is de- 
scribed as a substantial frame church about 36 by 42 feet, value 
$2,000. The court fuids that during the war, names no dates, not even 
the year, neither does the petition, the military forces of the United 
States, by proper authority, took possession of this church building; 
it does not show any length of time whatever during which it was 
occupied, not even naming the period of one day; no damages in a 
single detail are specified, yet in the absence of such material facts 
the court reports the rental value to be $890. (S. 176, 60th Cong., 
1st sess.) 

182. The Plams Episcopal Church, The Plains. Referred in 1905; 
loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of the building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates bemg given, 
but according to the petition, in the fall of 1863, the military forces 
of the United States, by j)roper authority, took possession of this 
church building and used and occupied it for general cjuarters for the 
troops "for a short time," and damaged it; the extent and character 
of the damages not specified in a single detail; absolutely no facts 
describing the buikling are reported, and yet, in the absence of 
material facts of this character, the court fuids the reasonable rental 
value to be the sum of $550. (S. 508, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

183. Lutheran Church, of Toms Brook. Referred in 1906; loyalty 
found m 1907; this building is described as a substantial wooden 
structure, well finished and furnished, and worth $1,000. The court 
fuids that during the war, no date being named, but according to the 
petition, in the spring of 1862, the militar}' forces of the United 
States took possession of this building and used and occupied it for 
military purposes, and that it was greatly damaged, but the character 
and extent of the damages are not specified by the court in its fuid- 
ings; absolutely no length of time of occupation is given, yet the 
court finds that the reasonable rental value, including the damages 
done to pulpit, pews, and building, w^as $250. (S. 272, 59th Cong., 
2d sess.) 



52 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

184. Methodist Episcopal Cliurcli South, of Unison. Referred m 
1907; loyalty found m 1908; this building is described as a well 
constructed brick church, but its age and size are not given. The 
court finds that during the war, no dates named, not even the year, 
either in the petition or in the findings, the military forces of the 
United States, by proper authority, took possession of this building 
and used and occupied it as a hospital and tlamaged it; no length of • 
time of occupation is given and the fuidings of the court do not show 
the extent and character of the damages in a single detail; the court, 
however, finds the reasonable rental value, including damage, to be 
the sum of $150. (S. 356, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

185. Old School Baptist Church, of Upperville. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1909; age, size, character, and cpiality of the building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even 
the .year, being given either in the petition or in the findings, the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession 
of this building and occupied it for a hospital and other purposes and 
damaged it ; the petition specifies the damages as the removal of the 
floors and benches and destruction of mndows and defacement of 
the walls, but the court, in its findings does not specify the damages 
in a single detail and no length of time of occupation is given and 
absolutely no facts are presented showing the condition of the build- 
ing, yet tiie court finds the reasonable rental and incidental damage to 
be $i250. (S. 34, 61st Cong., 1st sess.) 

186. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Warrenton. Referred 
in 1905; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and c{uality of 
the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no 
dates being given, not even the year, but, according to the petition, 
in the fall of 1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper 
authority, took possession of this building and used and occupied 
it for military purposes ; the length of time that it was so occupied is 
not given; no damages to the building are reported in the findings 
to any extent or detail whatever; the court makes no finding of 
facts whatever in regard to the cjuality, description, and nature of the 
building, and yet it reports the reasonable rental value to be $1,190. 
(S. 147, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

187. Presbyterian Church, of Warrenton. Referred in 1905 ; loyalty 
found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of the building not 
shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even 
the year, being given, but, according to the petition, in the spring of 
1862, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this building and used and occupied it for military 
purposes ; the length of time of occupation not given ; the character 
and extent of any damage not given in a single detail; no facts 
reported that describe the building as to age, character, and nature; 
and yet the court finds, without reporting any of the material facts, 
that the reasonable rental value, including incidental damage, is the 
sum of $890. (S. 474, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

188. Baptist Church, of Waterford. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this building not 
shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces of 
the United States took possession of this building in 1862 and used 
the same at various times for "short periods " for hospital purposes; 
no other specification showing the length of time occupied is given; 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 53 

no damages in a single detail are reported; and yet the court, without 
reporting any facts whatever as to the condition and description 
of the building, finds the reasonable rental value to be $525. (S. 276, 
59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

1S9. Baptist Church, of WilHamsburg. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building not 
shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not even the 
year, being given, but, according to the petition, in May, 1862, the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took 

f)ossession of and occupied this building for military purposes; the 
ength of time it was occupied not reported; no damage to the 
building in a single detail is reported by the court; no facts are 
reported showing the age and description of the building, and yet 
the court finds the reasonable rental value to be the sum of $1,540. 
(S. 148, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

190. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Williamsburg. Re- 
ferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and 
quality of the building not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the 
petition, in May, 1862, the military forces of the United States 
occupied this building and used it for a hospital for three years, and 
that the reasonable rental value of the building, including damages, 
was the sum of $1,300; the extent and character of damages not 
specified; no facts are reported as to the quality of the building." 
(S.3S, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

191. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Winchester. Re- 
ferred in 1909; loyaltyfound in 1909; age, size, character, and quality 
of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no 
dates given, not even the year, but according to the petition, in 1864, 
the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took 
possession of this building and used and occupied it for hospital pur- 
poses and damaged it; the length of time of occupation is not shown; 
the character of the damage is not reported in a single detail; no 
facts are reported as to the condition of the building, and yet in the 
absence of these facts the court finds that the reasonable rental 
value is $810. (S. 219, 61st Con^., 2d sess.) 

192. John Mann Methodist Episcopal Church (colored), of Win- 
chester. Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of this building not shown. The court finds that 
during the war, no dates given, not even the year, but according to 
the petition, in the spring of 1862, the military forces of the United 
States, by projier authority, took possession of this building and used 
and occupied it; the length of time during wliich it was occupied 
not sliown; no damages in a single detail are reported; the c{ualityof 
the building, its age, size, and any description to aid Congress in 
determining the value of the rent not reported, and yet the court 
finds the reasonable rental value is the sum of $600. (S. 442, 59th 
Cong., 1st sess.) 

193. Trustees of the Kent Street Presbyterian Church, of Win- 
chester. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, char- 
acter, and quality of tliis building not given. The court finds that 
during the war the military forces of the United States, under Gens. 
Banks and Sheridan, took i)ossession of this building and used and 
occupied the same ''at various times" for hospital purposes from 



54 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

March, 1862, to May, 1865; that the use and occupation, together 
with the incidental damage, was $2,750; no damages in a single 
detail or to any extent re]:)orted by the court, and the age and descrip- 
tion of a building earning so large an amount of i-ent is not reported; 
the material facts necessary to intehigent action by Congress are not 
reported by the court. (S. 47, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

194. Trustees of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Churcli, of 
Winchester. Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, 
character, and quality of the building not given. The court finds that 
during the war, no dates being given, not even the year, but accord- 
ing to the petition, about September 20, 1864, the military forces of 
the United States took ])ossession of this building; it is not said that 
it was done by authority; that the furniture was removed and the 
building occupied as a hospital for about two years; the court finds 
that the rental value of the property during that period was $2,600, 
including incidental damages; no specification of damages in a single 
detail is reported, and the court reports to Congress no facts whatever 
giving a description of this building, its age, and size, to enable Con- 
gress to act intelligentlv in regard to this large appropriation for 
rent. (S. 328, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

195. Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Winchester. 
Referred in 1905; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and 
quality of this building not shown. The court finds that during the 
war, no dates, not even the year being given, but according to the 
petition, about September 19, 1864, the military forces of the United 
States took possession of this building; the court does not find what 
use was made of it or that it was for a military purpose; no damages 
in a single detail are reported; no length of time of occupation 
reported; the quality and description of the building to enable Con- 
gress to act intelligently as to the rental value not found; but the 
court finds as- a conclusion that the reasonable rental value, including 
incidental damage, was the sum of $1,740. (S. 424, 59th Cong., 1st 
sess.) 

196. Trustees of the St. Paul Reformed Church, of Woodstock. 
Referred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; this church building is 
described as a substantially constructed house of worship, 40 by 50 
feet and with galleries, comfortably fitted and furnished, the grounds 
being mclosed hj a substantial fence. The court finds that during the 
war, no dates being given either in the jietition or in the findings, 
the military forces of the United States took possession of this building 
and occupied it for a month and a half; no damages are specified by 
the court in a single detail, but the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value, including incidental damage to the building and fencing, 
was the sum of $325. (S. 358, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

West Virginia. 

197. Methotlist Episcopal Church South, of Barboursville. Re- 
ferred in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality 
of the building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no 
dates given, but according to the petition, in the fall of 1861, the mili- 
tary forces of the United States took possession of and occupied this 
building for winter quarters; length of time of occupation not given; 
no specification of damages reported in a single detail; the court finds 



LIST OF WAE CLAIMS. 55 

that the reasonable rental value of the property, including incidental 
damage, was the sum of S500. (S. 39, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

198. Presbyterian Cliurch, of Beverly. Referred in 1904; loyalty 
found in 190(3; this church building is described as a frame structure 
33 by 46 feet and in a good state of repair. The court finds that during 
the war, no dates being given, the military forces of the United States, 
by proper authority, took possession of this building and used and 
occupied the same for military purposes from 1861 to 1863; no damage 
to this building is reported by the court in a single specification or 
detail; no facts are reported showing the age, size, or character 
of the church building, and yet, in the absence of any facts to enable 
Congress to act intelligently, the court finds the reasonable rental 
value of the building to have been $1,500. (S. 141, 58th Cong., 3d 
sess.) 

199. Methodist EpiscopalChurch, of Bunker Hill. Eeferred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces 
of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of and used 
this building for military purposes ''at various times" from July 15, 
1861, to April 1, 1865, and damaged the same; the court does not find 
any specification of damage in any particular, neither does it show 
with any reasonable certainty any specific period of occupation; 
besides, no facts whatever are reported concerning the age, size, and 
condition of the building to enable Congress to act intelligently in 
determining how much should be appropriated; the court simply 
gives its conclusion that the rental value w\as reasonably worth, includ- 
ing incidental damage, the sum of $1,000. (S. 304, '59th Cong., 2d 
sess.) 

200. Free Church of Burlington, Mineral County. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1904; age, size, character, and quality of the 
building not given. The court finds that during the war, no dates being 
given, not even the year, but according to the ])etition, in the fall of 
1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, 
took possession of this building and used it for lios])ital purposes, and 
damaged the same: the extent and character of the damage not 
reported in a single detail; the length of time the building was occu- 
pied not shown; the character and description and quahty of the 
building, to enable Congress to determine upon the amount of appro- 
priation, is not reported; the court simpl}- finds the reasonable rental 
value of the church building, together with incidental damage, to be 
the sum of $895. (H. 178, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

201 . St. John's Episcopal Church, of Charleston. Referred in 1906 ; 
loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that in July, 1861 , the^nilitary forces 
of the United States took possession of this building and occu])ied the 
same for barracks and quartermaster's supplies until the sj)ring of 
1865, and that it removed therefrom the pews, the pulpit or chancel, 
and otherwise damaged the building and furniture; the courts finds 
that the reasonable rental value, including damage, for the period 
named was the sum of $1,850, but, unfortunately, the court does not 
report the facts with reference to the age and the condition of this 
building; it seems that a claim for a portion of this property in the 
sum of $1,021, re])resenting the cost of placing the pews and the dam- 
age to the organ and the loss of the reading desk and communion 



56 LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 

table and other furniture, was {)resente(l to the Quartermaster General 
in 1880, but was disallowed. (S. 326, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

202. Zion Protestant Ej)iscopal Church, of Charlestown. Referred 
in 1906; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and c|uality of 
this building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates 
named, not even the 3^ear, but according to the petition, in the fall of 
1 863, the mihtary forces, by i)roper authority, for the use of the Army, 
took possession of this building and used it for a iiospital; the length 
of time for which it was so used not reported ; the character and speci- 
fication in (h^ail of any damage whatever to it not given in any man- 
ner whatever; no facts are reported as to the size and quality and age 
of the building, and yet without these material facts reported the court 
finds the reasonable rental value, including ir^cidental damage, to 
be the sum of $540. (S. 315, 59t]i C<Mig., 2d sess.) 

203. Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Clarksburg. Referred 
in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of 
the building not shown. The court finds that during the war the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, for the use of 
the Army, took possession of this building and used it for a hospital 
and other purposes from the spring of 1862 until the close of the war, 
damaging the same; no report is made as to the extent and character 
of the damages in a single detail; the facts with reference to the qual- 
ity and description of the building to enable Congress to act intelh- 
gently are not reported, and yet the court finds that the reasonable 
rental value, including incidental damage, was the sum of $1,400. 
(S. 17, 59th Cong-., 1st sess.) 

204. Presbyterian Church, of Clarksburg. Referred in 1907; loy- 
alty found in 1908; this building is described as a well-constructed 
brick church building, with gallery, but its age is not given, and the 
court finds that during the war, no dates being given, but according to 
the petition, in the year 1862, the military forces of the United States 
took possession of this building and occupied the same at "different 
times" for quarters for troops and damaged the same. The court does 
not fuid the character and extent of the damages in any detail what- 
ever and no length of time is named as to occupancy, except the gen- 
eral statement "at dift'erent times": but the court finds the reason- 
able rental value, including incidental damage, to be the sum of $525. 
(S. 2.52, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

205. Elk Branch Presbyterian Church, of Duffields. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates 
given, but according to the petition, during the years 1862-63, the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- 
sion of this building and used it for headquarters and hospital pur- 
poses; no length of time of occupation is found by the court; no dam- 
ages in a single detail are reported; no facts are given as to the quality 
and condition of the building, and yet the court finds the reasonable 
rental value to be $600. (S. 48, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

206. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Flatwoods. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1908; the age, size, character, and quality of tliis 
building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates 
being named, but according to the petition, in January, 1862, the niili- 
tary forces of the United States, by ] roper authority, took possession 
of this building and occupied the san e for hospital purposes and gen- 



LIST OF WAR CLAIMS. 57 

eral quarters and greatly damagetl it; the report does not specify the 
damages, but the petition charges that the furniture and fixtures were 
destroj^ed and the buihiing completely wrecked; the length of time 
that it was occupied is not found by the court, and no facts showing 
the condition and qualit}' of the building to enable Congress to act 
intelligently are reported; the court finds the reasonable rental value 
of the building, including damage, to be S390. (S. 679, 60th Cong., 
2d sess.) 

207. Fetterman (now West Main Street) Episcopal Church, of 
Grafton. Referred in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church is 
described as a well-constructed church building, but its age, size, 
character, and quality not otherwise given. The court finds that 
during the war, no dates being given, either in the fuidings or in 
the petition, the military forces of the United States, for the use of 
the Army, took possession of this pro])erty, by proper authority, and 
occupied the same ''at different times" for a hospital and other pur- 
poses and damaged the same; the extent and character of the dam- 
ages not reported in a single detail; the length of time occupied is 
not shown, except by the very indefinite expression "at various 
times"; no facts with reference to a description of the building are 
given to guide Congress, and yet the court fuids that the reasonable 
rental value, including mcidental damage, is the sum of S490. (S. 
188, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

208. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Harpers Feriy. 
Referred in 1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and 
quality of the church building not shown. The court fuids that during 
the war, the military forces of the United States, under proper author- 
ity, took possession of this building during the year 1862 and used 
and damaged it; the length of time it was used not shown; the extent 
of any damage done not specified in a single detail; no facts are 
reported to Congress in relation to a description of the building, and 
yet the court finds that the rental value, including incidental dam- 
ages, is the sum of SI, 700. (S. 49, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

209. Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, of Martinsburg. Re- 
ferred in 1904; loyalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and qual- 
ity of this building not shown. The coiu't fuids that duruig the war, 
no dates being given, but according to the petition, in 1861, the mili- 
tary forces of the United States, by proper authority, took possession 
of this building and used and occupied it for a hospital and barracks 
for about three years and damaged it; the nature and extent of the 
damages not given in a single specification or detail by tlie court ; 
no facts reported with reference to the condition and age of the build- 
ing to guide Congress; the court finds that the reasonable rental 
value, including incidental damage, is $1,340. (S. 365, 60th Cong., 
1st sess.) 

210. ^lethodist Protestant Church, of Middleway. Referred in 
1904; loyalty found in 1905; age, size, character, and cpiality of this 
church building not shown. The court finds that during the war, no 
dates being given, not even the year, either in the findings or in the 
petition, the military forces of the United States, by proper author- 
ity, took possession of this church building and used and occupied 
the same for hospital and other purposes; length of time not given 
and the extent of the damage not showai; no facts are reported to 
Congress in relation to the condition or age of the building, and yet 



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the court finds that the reasonable rental value, including incidental 
damage, is the sum of $825. (S. 25, 59th Cong., 1st sess.) 

211. Presbyterian Church, of Moorefield. Referred in 1904; loy- 
alty found in 1905; age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war the military forces 
of the United States, by proper authority, took possession of this 
church building and used the same for military purposes from Sep- 
tember, 1862, until the close of the war; the damages done to the 
building are not shown in any specification or detail; no facts are 
presented with reference to the condition, age, and nature of the 
building, and yet the court finds that the reasonable rental value, 
together with incidental damages, is $1,430. (S. 46, 59th Cong., 
1st sess.) 

212. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Philippi. Referred in 1907; 
loyalty found in 1908; this church building is described as a well- 
constructed church building about 30 by 60 feet in size. The court 
finds that during the war, no particular date being named, but, 
according to the petition, in the fall of 1861, the military forces of 
the United States took possession of this building and used the same 
for hospital purposes "at various times" and damaged the same; 
that in October, 1865, the Government, through Capt. Adam Fisher, 
Quartermaster General, paid to the treasurer of this church $498.50, 
in full for damages done to the church and parsonage; this claim is 
for rent, and yet no particular length of time is named during which 
it was occupied; we are obliged to conjecture as to the length of 
time by the words "at various times," used by the court; the court 
finds the reasonable rental value to be the sum of $600. (S. 250, 
60th Cong., 1st sess.) 

213. Mount Olivet Primitive Baptist Church, of Philippi. Referred 
in 1907; loyalty found in 1908; this church is described as a well- 
constructed frame church building about 35 by 46 feet; age not 
shown. The court finds that during the war, no particular date being 
named either in the findings or in the petition, the military forces of 
the United States took possession of this building and used the same 
at dift'erent times; the length of time occupied is not shown except 
by the indefinite reference "at different times"; no damage in any 
particular or detail is specified by the findings; no facts are reported 
as to the condition and quality of the building, yet the court finds 
the rental value, including incidental damage, to be the sum of $250; 
a claim for damage was presented to the Government in 1877 and 
was disallowed by the Quartermaster General. (S. 381, 60th Cong., 
1st sess.) 

214. Methodist Episcoi>al Church South, of Point Pleasant. Re- 
ferred in 1907; lovalty found in 1908; age, size, character, and 
quality of this building not described. The court finds that during 
the war, no dates being given, not even the year, but according to 
the petition, some time in 1863, the military forces of the United 
vStates, by proper authority, took possession of this building and used 
the same for hospital pur])oses and barracks; the length of time 
during which the building was used is not shown; no damages in a 
single specification or detail are reported by the court; no facts 
re])orte(l as to the condition and quality of the building, and yet the 
court finds the rental value, including wear and tear, to be the sum 
of $1,090. (S. 178, 60th (\)ng., 1st sess.) 



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215. Methodist E]>iscopal Cliiircli South , of St. Albans. Referred m 
1906; loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of the 
buihUng not shown. The court finds that (kning the war, no date bemg 
given, but accorchng to the ])etition, in February, 1862, the military 
forces of the United States, by })ro])er authority, took possession of 
tliis building and used the same for military purposes; the length of 
time of occupation is not shown; no (hxmage is specified in any detail 
by the court; no facts are reported with reference to the condition 
or quality of the building, and yet the court finds the reasonable 
rental value to be the sum of $r,400. (S. 134, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

216. St. Clark's Protestant Episcopal C-hurch, of St. Albans. Re- 
ferred in 1904; loyaUy found in 1905; the age, size, character, and 
quahty of tliis building not shown. Tlie court finds that during the 
war, no dates, not even tJie year, being given either in the findings or 
in the petition, the military forces of the United States, by propei' 
authority, took possession of this buihhng and used the same for mili- 
tary purposes for about three months; no damages in any paiticu- 
lar or detail are reported; no facts reported as to the condition and 
character of the building, and yet the court finds, in the absence of 
anv material facts to guide (^ongress, that the reasonable rental 
value is the large sum of $2,400. (S. 139, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) 

217. Presbyterian Church, of Springfield. Referred in 1906; loy- 
alty found in 1908; age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not described. The court finds that during the war, no dates, not 
even the year being given, but accorthng to the petition, in Decem- 
ber, 1861, the military forces of the United States, by proper author- 
ity, took possession of this building and used and occupied the same 
for a hospital, and damaged it; the character and extent of the dam- 
ages are not reported in a single detail; the length of time the build- 
ing was occupied not shown; no facts are reported as to the condi- 
tion or qualitv of the buihhng, and vet tlie court finds its reasonable 
rental value to be $600. (S. 236, 66th Cong., 1st sess.) 

218. St. John's Catholic Church, of Summerville. Referred in 1904; 
loyalty found in 1906; age, size, character, and quality of this building 
not shown. The court finds that during the war, no dates given, not 
even the year, but according to the petition, in November, 1861, the 
military forces of the United States, by proper authority, took posses- 
sion of this building and used and occupied the same at diffei'ent times 
for a period of about two years ; the character and extent of the damage 
not reported in a single detail; no facts are presented as to the con- 
dition and quality of the building, and yet the court finds the 
reasonable rental value to be $1,050. (S. 241, 59tli Cong., 1st sess.) 

219. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Webster. Referred in 1906; 
loyalty found in 1907; age, size, character, and quality of this build- 
ing not shown. The court finds that chu'ing the war, no dates being 
given, but accortUng to the petition, in the spring of 1861, the mili- 
tary forces of the United States took possession of this building and 
used the same ''from time to time" for military purposes; no specifi- 
cation as to the length of time is given except the indefinite expres- 
sion ''from time to time" ; no damages in a single detail are reported; 
no facts are reported as to the condition and quality of the buihhng, 
but the court finds the reasonable rental value to have been the sum 
of $450. (S. 271, 59th Cong., 2d sess.) 

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